TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A video of post earthquake measuring up to 6.1 Richter Scale (SR) magnitude in Lebak, Banten spread on social media about a tilted Margonda apartment.
The video showed an apartment that is located in Margonda, Depok seemed to be tilted because of the earthquake that occurred on Tuesday afternoon, January 23.
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In the video, there was a voice of a man and a woman talking about what they saw. The conversation about Margonda's tilted apartment began with the man who stated, "Look, it is tilted." His statement then responded by the woman who was with him.
"The apartment is tilted. So all the people around the apartment panicked and everyone ran to save themselves. They all came out of the building. After the earthquake, the apartment tilted," the woman said.
Both are in a car. They recorded the moment when the nurses, patients, and other officers of Bunda Margonda Hospital scattered out due to the earthquake. On the google search, the apartment, named Atlanta Residence, is located near Bunda Margonda Hospital.
Related to this, the Depok Police cannot be questioned. Tempo had tried to contact the Chief of Police Sector of Beji Depok City Yenny Angreni via telephone and Whatsapp, but no reply.
Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) announced the 6.1 magnitude tectonic earthquake on Tuesday, January 23. The earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean region, South Java at 13:34:53 pm.
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The result of BMKG analysis shows that the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 occurs with epicenter coordinates at 7.23 LS and 105.9 BT, or precisely located at sea at 43 km south of Muarabinuangeun City, Cilangkahan Regency, Banten Province, at depth 61 km.
BMKG`s shakemap shows the impact of the earthquake in the form of shocks in Jakarta including Margonda apartment in Depok, South Tangerang, to Bogor, with scale II SIG-BMKG (IV-V MMI). The quake resulted in at least 116 houses damaged in Lebak district, Banten. Records are still underway, including seeking casualties.
LANI DIANA WIJAYA
