M5.9 earthquake hits Sukabumi, Indonesia – 2 injured, 106 houses damaged.

Last update: June 6, 2012 at 12:24 pm by By

Earthquake overview : At 18:18 local time, a very strong earthquake occurred off the coast of Java, Indonesia
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The data after the 6.1 local magnitude earthquake have been recorded:-

- two people were slightly injured

- 106 houses damaged. (Breakdown of the 106 damaged homes included 12 houses were severely damaged, 41 houses were moderately damaged, and 51 homes with minor damage )

- Damage to houses is scattered in 15 villages of seven districts in Sukabumi, West Java Province.

- Damage to most houses in a village occurred in Cilodog in the District Cilodog, 5 units severely damaged, 9 units moderately damaged, 5 units slightly damaged.

- This earthquake was CATDAT ORANGE.

Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude :  Mw5.9 (USGS), Ml 6.1 (BMKG)
UTC Time : 2012-06-04 11:18:15 UTC
Local time at epicenter : 2012-06-04 18:18:15 UTC
Depth (Hypocenter) : 67km
Geo-location(s) :

  1. 35km (22mi) SSW of Cibungur, Indonesia
  2. 77km (48mi) S of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
  3. 100km (62mi) SW of Sukabumi, Indonesia
  4. 106km (66mi) SSW of Cicurug, Indonesia
  5. 167km (104mi) SSW of Jakarta, Indonesia

The earthquake has not generated any damage mainly because of the intermediate depth of the hypocenter and the location of the epicenter approx.  30 km out of the coast.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
EMSC Halmahera, Indonesia Jun 04 16:40 PM 5.0 60 MAP I Felt It
USGS Halmahera, Indonesia Jun 04 16:40 PM 5.0 34 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Halmahera, Indonesia Jun 04 16:40 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Sumbawa Region, Indonesia Jun 04 16:11 PM 4.3 91 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Sumbawa Region, Indonesia Jun 04 16:11 PM 4.3 92 MAP I Felt It
USGS Java, Indonesia Jun 04 11:18 AM 5.9 67 MAP I Felt It
  • Jakarta - Continued for about 30 seconds
  • Bandung - Very weak shaking indicated
  • jakarta - I stay at level 19 and feel dizzy for around half minutes.
  • Jakarta - I felt the building shake and was scared!
  • Depok - I felt a little headache and for a while upstairs
  • Jakarta - I feel it at 6:30 PM but few hours ago i got a strange headache
  • Jakarta - near Monas - Desks/windows rattling from 12th floor
  • Jakarta Seletan - Some good shaking on the tenth floor!
  • centeral jakarta - i feel this earthquick less then 1 minute
  • Jakarta - i feel it at 6:30 PM but i get headache after lunch.
  • Tangerang - My Chandelier was moving and my hunged pot plants were shaking.
  • Jakarta - Was on 8th floor of building. Felt building sway and heard it creak. Felt as though I was dizzy
  • Bogor - Windows and house shaking for approx 30 sec
  • Jakarta - What an earthquake! <.<
  • central jakarta - Central Jakarta - was in a hotel i felt it for around 20 sec, just small shaking go and back
  • jakarta - felt like I was very dizzy and walls at 28th floor were shaking for 30sec
  • Jakarta - Thought my dog banged into my chair, but it was slight shaking from the earthquake!
  • Bekasi, Jakarta - Here felt the shake for 15 seconds, the building was swinging.
  • Indonesia - On the 35th floor the lights swung together with the curtains. The feeling was like on board of a heavy ship on very gentle waves.
  • Central Park, Jakarta - Did nor understand what happened. No sound or sense of movement, just what felt like dizziness for less than 30 secs. Living in 32. Floor
  • Bandung - The floor was shaking/moving and the walls/doors/windows where rattle
  • Jakarta - I felt my bed swaying for about 30 seconds
  • Jakarta - Around 6.30pm 4th,June. I heard the strange sound from the door as 'kakaka', then found the water in the bottle is shaking. I was at 12 level in a hotel at that time.
  • Malaysia - Minor headaches
  • Bogor - Live in Gadok, on a hill, south of Bogor. Watched the news, and after one sway, and lot of violent sways occurred - abated after 30 secs one minute. Driver told the car was dancing.
  • Jakarta - Very light shaking. Having grown up in LA, however, it seemed to have a greater affect on my co-workers than it did on me.
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    EMSC South Of Java, Indonesia Jun 04 11:18 AM 5.8 80 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON South Of Java, Indonesia Jun 04 11:18 AM 5.8 82 MAP I Felt It

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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