Bali was rocked by an earthquake 6.8 on the Richter scale, according to some witnesses like Metro TV reported on Thursday. According to the report, the earthquake made people panic Bali. "Goncangannya verystrong. We are in the car just felt," said Stevani, a Jakarta resident who visited Bali, told the national news television station. According to the Meteorology and Geophysics, Bali residents felt the quake was not large enough potential tsunami, while the epicenter was 143 km southwest of Nusa Dua, Bali.
The depth of the earthquake is mentioned 10 kilometers, while the earthquake occurred at 10:16 pm and is felt by not only Bali, but also a number of areas in East Java and West Nusa Tenggara. The National Disaster Management Agency or state BNPB SR 6.8 magnitude earthquake centered 143 kilometers southwest of Nusa Dua Bali is not a potential tsunami. "The earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers is not a potential tsunami," said Head of Data and Information BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
Sutopo explained at this time BNPB continue to coordinate with the Regional Disaster Management Agency and local government related to the earthquake. BNPB also has not released data destruction and the possibility of casualties in theincident. "We have not received further reports, any progress will we convey to the public," he said. Denpasar city and surrounding areas hit by an earthquake, causing panic residents of local communities.
Community residents, school children and employees who are doing the daily activities spilling out of the room, to avoid things that are not desirable. In the civic center area of Niti Praja Lumintang, Denpasar for example, when the earthquake that occurred at around 11:24 local time, most government employeess crambled out of the building. Similarly, children Kindergarten and Elementary School (SD) in the vicinity rushed out to save themselves.
earthquake shake building glass window was loud and long enough that the center of the earthquake in south western homeland two with a depth of 10 kilometers. Richter magnitude 6.8 times (SR), but not likely a tsunami. No fatalities. 43 people were slightly injured (3 people a head injury, a broken bone, 39 minor injuries). All were treated at Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar. Victims mostly fallingtile. Some have taken home their own homes.
Material losses are slightly damaged eight houses, seven slightly damaged the local government office, a hospital with minor damage, two temples were slightly damaged, 12 schools were damaged mild to moderate, and a public facility or hypermarkets were slightly damaged. The damage is spread out in Denpasar, Gianyar, Bangli, Badung,Tabanan, and Jembrana.
The earthquake caused school students in some minor injuries, such as the SMK ISidareja (12 pupils and 3 teachers), SMK 2 Denpasar (25 students and 4 teachers). Allschool children in Denpasar were returned after the earthquake. Reportedly there is aJapanese citizen who sustained minor injuries and are not to be referred to a hospital inHerzliya.
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Mind The Date it is at 13 October 2011
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