Earthquake in Java, Indonesia

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 02:55:01 PM, with magnitude 7.0 earthquake was shaking Java, Indonesia, epicenter at 146 Km SW of Tasikmalaya West Java, occurred at a depth of about 50 km as a result of reverse faulting, the tectonics of Java are dominated by the subduction of the Australia plate north-northeastward beneath the Sunda plate.

Map and Details was taken from :

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009lbat.php#details

Magnitude

7.0

Date-Time

    •    Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 07:55:01 UTC

    •    Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 02:55:01 PM at epicenter

    •    Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

7.778°S, 107.328°E

Depth

50 km (31.1 miles)

Region

JAVA, INDONESIA

Distances

95 km (60 miles) SSW of Bandung, Java, Indonesia

110 km (70 miles) SSE of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia

115 km (70 miles) WSW of Tasikmalaya, Java, Indonesia

195 km (120 miles) SSE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth +/- 12.3 km (7.6 miles)

Parameters

NST=213, Nph=213, Dmin=352.7 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 29°,

M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9

Source

    •    USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID

us2009lbat

The aftershocks are still expected to occur. Communities in disaster areas is expected to not panic, and remain vigilant, and do not be affected by misleading issues.