Quant. 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook some of East Java, shocked residents

MALANG, KOMPAS.com – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Sea of ​​the Malang Regency on Thursday (19/7/2018), at 19:23

The earthquake shook a number of areas of Java (19659003) Simon Alfredo Aswad, a resident of Kebonagung village, Pakis sub-district, Malang region, was shocked by the earthquake

. the lights and windows of his own house move by themselves.

"I was sitting by the window, watching the lights and swaying windows My sisters were surprised," he told Kompas.com

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BMKG leader Karangkates, Malang Regency, Musripan explains, the first badysis shows an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 magnitude. However, after an update, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake

earthquake is located at 9.8 degrees south latitude and 112.72 east longitude.

Precisely located at sea 184 kilometers south of Kepanjen, Malang Regency at "Given the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, this shallow earthquake is due to the subduction activity of the Indo-Australian plates that has infiltrated Eurasia, "he said when he was contacted by Kompas.com

. , the earthquake is generated by the mechanism of the source movement of the push fault type (19459006), "he explains.

Musripan said the earthquake caused shocks in some areas , especially at Kabupaten and Malang, Blitar, Kediri, Pasuruan, and Denpasar Bali.

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Nevertheless, no lapo

"Until now, there has been no report on the impact of the damage caused by the earthquake. The model results show that earthquakes do not have tsunami potential. "

Meanwhile, there were aftershocks after the earthquake until 19:52, there were five aftershocks or .While the earthquake or the earthquake occurred before the main earthquake occurred twice

"The public is encouraged to remain calm and not be affected by problems that can not be explained." Kompas TV Gunung Agung at Karangasem, Bali shows even more activity