andriajah Wed Aug 2020 2 years ago
Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Rocks Bengkulu Twice: 7 Aftershocks, Here's Residents' Testimonials
BMKG even recorded that seven smaller scale aftershocks continued to rock Bengkulu.
A number of residents appeared to panic and scattered due to the earthquake.
The earthquake that rocked Bengkulu is known to have occurred at around 05.23 WIB.
Head of the Kepahiang Class III Geophysics Station, Litman, said that from the results of recordings from earthquake detection equipment or seismometers, the duration of the series of earthquakes that occurred was quite long so that it did not rule out the possibility of aftershocks occurring.
The position of the earthquake point was 169 kilometers southwest of Bengkulu, 177 km northwest of Enggano Bengkulu, 185 kilometers southwest of North Bengkulu and 188 kilometers southwest of Central Bengkulu and 682 kilometers northwest of Jakarta, Indonesia.
After the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Bengkulu, Wednesday morning (19/08), some residents still chose to stay outside their homes for fear of aftershocks.
A Bengkulu resident explained that the first earthquake that rocked Bengkulu was quite large, causing panic.
He also explained that the first and second earthquakes caused the surrounding conditions to swing.
It is also known that many children who felt the earthquake vibrations screamed and cried.(*) Tribunnews tribun video tribun Gempa Dua Kali Guncang Bengkulu Bengkulu Gempa Kesaksian Warga sumatera indonesia update
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