6.4 SR earthquake in Banten, The tremor felt in Jakarta

By : Chodijah Febriyani And Aldi Firhand A | Tuesday, January 23 2018 - 22:51 IWST

Earthquake in Banten (IST)
Earthquake in Banten (IST)

INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale (SR) that occurred this Tuesday (23/1/2018), precisely at 13:34 shook the capital city of Jakarta, the shock was felt for about 2-3 minutes.

All the people especially Jakarta panicked and out of the building to save themselves. According to one employee in Jakarta, "Yes earthquake, its really crowded when down to the office lobby," said Fhadel one employee who worked in the area of Mega Kuningan, Jakarta to Industry.co.id, Tuesday (23/1/2018).

According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), an earthquake occurred at 7.21 LS, 105.91 BT (81 km BaratDaya Lebak, Banten, with a depth of 10 Km and no Tsunami potential.

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