“We are in an earthquake-prone area of ​​Indonesia, including in Cilacap Regency,” she said after opening Cilacap District Earthquake Field School in 2022 in Cilacap, Wednesday quotes Antaranews.com.

She said Cilacap Regency is located on southern coast of Central Java, which is directly facing plate collision zone between Indian Ocean plate and Eurasian plate.

The plate collision is a megathrust earthquake zone which in worst case scenario, if an earthquake occurs at center of collision, strength reaches M 8.7.

“This is not a prediction, it is not a prediction, it will not necessarily happen. It is not just an analysis of earthquake and tsunami experts by calculating worst possibility,” said Dwikorita.

According to his, worst possibility is reference for mitigation, namely efforts to reduce or control risk.

With good mitigation, in event of an earthquake or tsunami, community is ready, both in terms of infrastructure and skills to save themselves.

“The earthquake could not be prevented, tsunami could not be prevented, but loss of life was prevented. This is goal of Earthquake and Tsunami Field School so that if it happens at any time, God willing, community should be ready and there will be no casualties,” she said.

In this regard, she asked volunteers to disseminate their knowledge to relatives, relatives or surrounding community so that more survivors from earthquake and tsunami could be found.

According to BMKG, earthquake centered at coordinates 6.12 South Latitude and 110.55 East Longitude. About 53 km northwest of Jepara, at a depth of 578 km did not cause a tsunami.

The Head of Jepara Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Arwin Noor Isdiant. He said that there had been no reports of damage caused by earthquake.

“This earthquake was indeed not received by residents, including information in coastal area until now there have also been no reports of entry related to earthquake.” He said.

A resident of Keling Subdistrict in Jepara who was outside house when earthquake happened said that he did not experience tremor.

“I just found out what if we struck island at 5:55 a.m.” Added Hari, a resident of Keling.

Anwar, a resident of Mantingan Village, Annual District, Jepara, also did not feel vibrations. Likewise, residents who live on Karimunjawa Island.

However, a resident of Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, claimed to feel tremor. “I feel tremor that gained its epicenter in Jepara Regency,” said Arif, a resident of Bantul.

Arwin said, since beginning of 2020 until now Jeparas Regency has faced three earthquakes, but none of them caused damage.