4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Cianjur, West Java; Vibration reaches Jakarta

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Jan 24, 2023 06:17 Illustration of the WIB earthquake. geo.tv

TEMPO.CO, JAKARTA – An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked the city of Cianjur, West Java in the early hours of today January 24, 2023 or at 02:45 Jakarta time.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed in its preliminary report that the epicenter was at 6.81 degrees south longitude 107.04 degrees east or 11 kilometers northwest of Cianjur Regency at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Many residents woke up as they felt the shaking vigorously. They informed the agency on their social media, saying they were residents of Sukabumi. Some claimed that they were afraid to go back to sleep.

When writing the earthquake news, Tempo was on the second floor of a building in Central Jakarta and also felt the earthquake.

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