Jakarta Globe | December 21, 2010
Jakarta. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Yogyakarta on Tuesday was also felt in East Java. This was because the epicenter was shallow, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, also known as BMKG.
“The epicenter was only 16 kilometers so the tremor could be felt in Pacitan [East Java] and Semarang [Central Java],” M. Riyadi, a BMKG official, was quoted as saying by news portal Detik.com.
The earthquake's epicenter was in Wonosari and was categorized as III to IV on the Mercalli intensity scale.
“It means that many people felt the tremor,” Riyadi said of the categorization.
The earthquake, which happened at 10:50 a.m., triggered panic at the Yogyakarta town hall where members of the House Commission IX for population, health, manpower and transmigration were visiting.
The lawmakers, including Ribka Tjiptaning and Rieke Dyah Pitaloka, immediately left the hall.
“When the quake hit, we were ordered to leave the room so we did. It's not because we were afraid,” commission member Nizar Shihab told SCTV.
Thirty minutes after the Yogyakarta quake, a 5.0 magnitude quake also hit Gorontalo in Sulawesi Island.
The epicenter was 143 kilometers deep and located 98 kilometers southwest of Gorontalo.
It did not trigger any tsunamis.
There were no reports of injuries or damages.
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