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Earthquake in Yogyakarta, Panic Residents Running Out of Houses

Earthquake in Yogyakarta, Panic Residents Running Out of Houses Yogyakarta - Residents in the city of Yogyakarta panicked and ran out of their homes when the earthquake occurred around 19.57 WIB on Friday night, 30 June 2023.  According to the BMKG report, the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter Scale, 86 km southwest of Bantul Regency, with a depth of 25 kilometers.  "I was just about to take a shower and it didn't work immediately, I really felt an earthquake in the bathroom," said Head of RT 11 RW 3 Wirobrajan City of Yogyakarta, Budi Santoso.  Budi and his wife, who are in a crowded settlement near Malioboro, immediately ran out onto the street. Based on Tempo's observation, residents in the village were also seen running out onto the street because they were scared.  "What makes you afraid of things above, such as the AC compressor, ceiling, vibrate everything. Fear of falling and buildings collapsing," he said Ridwan Anshori, a