4.8 magnitude earthquake, Dieng Thousands Flee

Homes damaged by the earthquake in Dieng (arbi/detikcom)

Banjarnegara-Thousands of residents in the Dieng Plateau, precisely in a village in District Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java, were displaced following the devastating earthquake that occurred on Friday (19/4) yesterday evening. Hundreds of buildings were damaged light and heavy, while the injured by a falling building rushed to the hospital in the district of Banyumas.

"Some 5,000 refugees are scattered in 7 points. Batur in the District, and District Kejajar Banjarnegara, Wonosobo regency, "said Vice Regent Banjarnegara, Hadi Supeno, when the earthquake disaster coordination meeting held in District Batur, Saturday (04/20/2013)

The impact of the quake, there were 250 buildings were severely damaged and light. The average building damaged on the cracked wall to wall partially collapsed.

When an earthquake occurs all panicked citizens, the article people are still traumatized by the events of 2006 in the crater Sileri. Reflecting on the incident, residents decided to flee after the earthquake occurred.

"Kamerin panicked residents after the earthquake, not to mention power outages and heavy rains had so we decided to evacuate," said Abdul Aziz (55), Kepakisan villagers whose homes were damaged by the earthquake in Dieng Wetan post evacuation.

Until now Aziz and his family have not dared to return home. Besides still traumatized by the earthquake that happened earlier, there is a potential houses collapsed due to earthquake damage.

"Building houses were damaged, and the family was afraid I collapsed, other than that there has been no official statement if the conditions are safe, the better my family and the evacuation," he explained.

detikcom in the village of observation Kepakisan, almost all residents were displaced and houses seemed deserted. Very rarely do people look at the village, only a few residents gathered at the edge of the road as he secures the area around.

The earthquake occurred at 18:58 pm yesterday since. Started at 7:00 p.m. to 20:03 pm, and recorded 160 earthquakes felt in almost all regions of the Dieng Plateau with MMI scale III-V.

Head of Geophysics Station Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banjarnegara, Ahmad Lani, said the earthquake that rocked the Dieng Plateau measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR). The epicenter was located at 7.29 south latitude and 109.88 east longitude, or 11 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo with a depth of 10 kilometers. This includes tectonic earthquake and predicted its center in the village of Tanji Autumn, District Onions. Tremors felt in Banjarnagera, Wonosobo, Trunk with a duration of 5-30 seconds per earthquake.