Investigate The M 4.8 Sumedang Earthquake, The Geological Agency Finds Charcoal Kayu Purba

Charcoal wood on the clay stone layer was found by the Geological Agency's underground investigator while conducting a fault survey in Sumedang Regency. (ANTARA/HO-Badan Geological)

JAKARTA - The Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) found ancient wood charcoal in the clay layer.

The assembly was on the sidelines of an investigation into the faulty cause of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Sumedang Regency, West Java (West Java). "We found wood charcoal in the clay layer which we interpret as a Paleodebris or an ancient avalanche," said Earth's Young Expert Investigator from the Geological Survey Center, Sukahar Eka Adi Saputra in a press conference entitled "Wearing the Sumedang Earthquake", Friday, January 5, confiscated by Antara. So far, the Geological Agency suspects that the ancient wood charcoal emerged due to past tectonic activity in the Sesar Cipeles zone.

The Cipeles fault is known to consist of old and young volcanic rocks, as well as spill sand.

According to Eka, the findings are still a mystery and his party plans to carry out radiometric dating to determine the absolute life of the ancient wood charcoal.

"Hopefully the mystery of Paleodebris in the area will be answered," he added. The Geological Agency stated that the Cipeles Sesar segment was the cause of the earthquake in Sumedang Regency, on December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024. Cipeles Detainer is located on the Cipeles River with the direction of the southwest-northwest fault segment relative to the north. The Cipeles Patangan segment is at the northeast end of the Cileunyi-Tanjungsari Sesar.