BPBD Calls There Has Been No Report On The Impact Of An M 5.2 Banten Earthquake In Lebak

Illustration of earthquake impact. (Unsplash-Mick Haupt)

The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Banten on Tuesday 7 February at around 07.35 WIB. Until now there have been no reports of an impact related to the Lebak Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD). "We have instructed village and sub-district volunteers to monitor and collect data in case of damage caused by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 magnitude," said Lebak Regency BPBD Chief Executive Febby Rizki Pratama, Tuesday, February 7, was confiscated. Based on reports from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the M 5.2 earthquake was centered at 7.43 South Latitude, 105.88 East Longitude or 66 km southeast of Muara Binuangeun, Banten.

The earthquake was 10 km deep for five seconds and shocks were felt in Rangkasbitung, Lebak Regency.

Rizki said that so far his party had not received reports from volunteers regarding the damage to infrastructure or public homes due to the impact of the earthquake.

If there is damage, first data collection is carried out whether it is related to the M 5.2 earthquake or not, which will then be reported to the Regent Iti Octavia Jayabaya. Reports to the regent to get relocation assistance or other form assistance from the local government. "We hope that the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 that occurred in Lebak will not cause damage to infrastructure and residents' houses," he said.