Jabarekspres.com- Bad news has been circulating lately regarding an earthquake on the island of Java which is predicted to shake a magnitude of M 9.1. Moreover, several experts have also said about the movement of the ring of fire which is constantly moving.
According to the Acting Head of the Data, Information and Communication Center for Disaster at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Abdul Muhari said that Java island especially southern Java has two megathrust segments, namely the southern segment of western Java and the southern segment of eastern Java.
Each of these segments has the potential to release an earthquake with a magnitude above 8, even reaching M 9 if they occur simultaneously.
Several Indonesian earthquake experts such as Pepen Supendi and Dwi Korita Karnawati from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency and also Rahma Hanifa from BRIN (Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency) explained that the Megathrust in southern Java has the potential for a 34-meter tsunami.
“We found that the maximum tsunami height could reach 34 meters along the western coast of southern Sumatra and along the southern coast of Java near the Ujung Kulon Peninsula,” said the researcher.
Even later it will be worse than what happened in Aceh. “There are several places where the tsunami may have arrived in under 10 minutes. So we are really racing against time, whether or not an early warning has been received by people in coastal areas,” said Abdul.
However, this information must be disseminated so that people remain vigilant and always be careful. Then also don’t visit places that can harm humans. It’s better to stay safe for a while until things are declared normal again.
