Liputan6.com, Cianjur - People around the Jakarta area felt tremor when an earthquake hit Cianjur in West Java Province. Cianjur is located around 111 kilometer on the southwest of Jakarta and around 65 kilometers on the east of Bandung city.
According to the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake hit the southwestern part of Cianjur regency with the power of magnitude 5,6 and the depth of 10 kilometers.
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BMKG said the earthquake took place at 13:21 in the afternoon. It did not cause a tsunami.
As of 16.00, the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) said that at least 20 people died because of the earthquake. Other 17 people were injured.
Some buildings in Cianjur are also damaged, including the Cianjur Regional Hospital. BNPB is still monitoring the area to assess the impact of the earthquake.
The tremor was felt across Greater Jakarta which includes Tangerang, Bekasi, Bogor, and Depok. People in Bandung and Sukabumi also felt the earthquake.
Some office workers in Jakarta walked out of their offices when they felt the earthquake, including the staff of Bank of Indonesia.
Head of BMKG in the Parliament
The Head of BMKG, Dwikorita Karnawati, was at the parliament building for a meeting with the Commission V. The commission has the duty to oversee the infrastructure and transportation.
During the earthquake, she reportedly tried to cover herself under the table.
"Excuse me, if there is an earthquake, hide under the table," she said. Furthermore, she advised people to leave the building.
"Excuse me, sir, if there is another, please go under the table. If the situation has become calm, it's better for us to go out through the door," said Dwikorita.
The Deputy Chief of Commission V, Robert Rouw, jokingly responded there was only one door.
Dwikorita suggested continuing the meeting for the time being, however Robert decided to suspend the earthquake for 30 minutes.
Nafiysul Qodar, Fachrur Rozie, and Delvira Hutabarat contributed to this report.
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