DEPOK, KOMPAS.com – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 B on Tuesday (7/7/2020) at 11.44.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82 km and no tsunami potential.
The epicenter was 18 km southwest of Rangkas Bitung, Banten.
This earthquake was felt by some residents of Jakarta and Depok.
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Kristianto Purnomo, a resident of Depok, West Java, felt himself initially felt rocky. He also saw the chairs and television in his house in the Jatimulya area also shifted.
“At first I thought, I was dizzy. But when I saw the chair and TV sliding, it meant an earthquake,” the man who is familiarly called Kape told Kompas.com.
Vibration was also felt by Icha Rastika, a resident of Cisauk, Tangerang Regency. Icha who was working on the mattress, felt the mattress was pulled down.
The same is true for Palupi, a resident of Gunung Sindur, Bogor Regency.
“Again sitting in a chair like suddenly dropped down like that,” said Palupi.
“What I felt was the vibrations for about three seconds,” Kape said.
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