Series of Earthquakes Occur in Four Regions in Central Java

jpnn.com, JAWA TENGAH - A series of earthquakes occurred in Salatiga, Banyubiru, Bawen, and Ambarawa in Central Java on Saturday (23/10) morning.

According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquakes was triggered by an active fault.

"It is strongly suspected that the source of the active fault that triggered the earthquakes was the Merbabu Merapi Telomoyo Fault," said BMKG earthquake and tsunami mitigation coordinator Daryono in Jakarta.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located at coordinates 7.296 South Latitude and 110.38568 East Longitude, precisely on land at a distance of 13 kilometers northwest of Salatiga with a hypocenter depth of 6 kilometers.

BMKG analysis shows that the earthquake had a magnitude of 3.0 followed by seven series of aftershocks with a magnitude of 2.1 to 3.

As of Saturday morning, there have been no reports of damage to buildings as a result of the earthquakes.

The BMKG map shows the earthquake shocks reached the four areas. 

Daryono said the entire series of earthquakes, both the main earthquake and the seven aftershocks, was centered in the Mount Telomoyo complex.