Earthquake in Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta, Umpak (supporting columns) Golden Palace Ward Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat shifts caused by an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale which struck Yogyakarta on Saturday (21 / 8) night.
"After we check the main buildings in the palace there was no major damage. However, in Ward` umpak Kencana that is where the throne of Sultan moved a few centimeters," said Palace Ngayogyakarta Pengageng Kridomardowo Hadiningrat GBPH Yudhaningrat in Yogyakarta, Sunday.
According to him, "umpak" which shifted most size two inches wide and "umpak other" 0.5 centimeter shifted eastward.
In addition, there are four "umpak" another crack and the wall "nest Boyong" suffered minor cracks. "Umpak" which shifts and cracks will be repaired as soon as possible, "said Yudhaningrat which also Manggala Yudha Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace.
Tectonic earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked Yogyakarta (DIY) and the surrounding areas on Saturday (21 / 8) at 18:41:38 pm.
Epicenter was on land, which is 15 kilometers southeast of Bantul regency with a depth of 10 kilometers, or at 8.03 south latitude position (LS) east longitude -110.39 (BT).
"Epicenter was on land, not on the seabed, so as not to cause or have the potential tsunami," said Head of the Meteorological Station of Geophysics, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Yogyakarta Budi Waluyo.
According to him, fault or fracture that was new in the ancient eastern Opak Fault in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta, was suspected as the trigger of the earthquake.
"Fault is still new, and there was not even his name, was at 27 miles east of Fault Opak. Quake that occurred Saturday (21 / 8) night, its center located on the east about seven miles from the epicenter May 27, 2006," he said.
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