Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in Garut, West Java

earthquake with a 5.6 on the Richter scale force held today (5 September 2015) in Garut West Java, approximately at 15h08. As a result, people who are busy arrowroot asleep and woke up a little panic instantly. Vibrations caused by the earthquake was felt quite strong and wiggle objects that are in the house.

Berdasararkan info from twitter BMKG (meteorology, climatology and geophysics), the quake was centered 109 km southwest Garut or precisely located at 8.23 ​​degrees of points south latitude (LS) and 107.31 east longitude (BT) with a depth of 10 km.

Meanwhile, a team from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (DPDT) Garut always check the field. They came down and watch the sub-district 42 located in the region.

No information on damage or casualties from the earthquake.

Vibrations that occur in Garut, West Java was also felt in a number of areas such as Bandung, Pangandaran, Parongpong , Soreang and Pamengpek-Garut.