BMKG Urges The Public To Remain Calm Over The Series Of Earthquakes In Central Java

Head of BMKG Banjarnegara Geophysics Station Setyoadjie Prayoedhie. (Wuryanti Puspitasari/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urges the public to remain calm over the series of earthquakes that have occurred in a number of areas in Central Java in recent times. there is an energy release, although it cannot be used as a benchmark. But at least in theory it is like that," said Head of BMKG Banjarnegara Geophysics Station Setyoajie Prayoedhie when contacted from Purwokerto, Banyumas Regency, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, October 26. Small earthquakes that have rocked several areas of Central Java in recent times are normal. According to him, this is because the areas where the earthquake occurred are areas that are traversed by active faults. "For example, there are three active faults in Ambarawa, namely Merapi, Merbabu, and Telomoyo. Then last night in Temanggung they were still in rank about the Ambarawa earthquakes, then the one in Banyumas last night was the Ajibarang fault," he said.

In this case, the earthquake that shook Temanggung and its surroundings on Monday, October 25, at 21:29 WIB, had a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter Scale (SR), centered 14 kilometers southeast of Temanggung with a depth of 6 kilometers. Monday, October 25, at 23:23 WIB, with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale, centered 5 kilometers northwest of Purwokerto with a depth of 10 kilometers. "It's a coincidence not because there are other factors because from our records, the observations are still normal," he said. including the main earthquake. "The last one was yesterday, October 25, at 09.30 WIB. Since this morning until this afternoon no aftershocks were recorded," he said. a. In this regard, he appealed to the public to remain calm and not be influenced by various hoax information that may appear related to minor earthquakes in recent times. "Please contact us or the local BPBD if you get information that is not clear," said Setyoadjie.