Indonesia Earthquake aftermath, scenes of hope, despair - and grief
A trail of death and destruction was left by this earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.6, which was much weaker than many others that had hit Indonesia recently. Why does this one differ so much? The 10km shallow depth of the Cianjur earthquake played a significant role in its severe damage. Given that much greater shallow catastrophes have occurred in Java in the past, this incident should serve as a wake-up call to the Indonesian government on building methods, it’s not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ this level of destruction will be seen again.
Source: actionaid.org