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Description of the Event
What happened, where and when?
At 13:21:10 Western Indonesia Time (GMT +7) on Monday, 21 November 2022, an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Cianjur district in the West Java province. The earthquake's epicenter was situated at a depth of 10 km inland, specically at 6.84 degrees South Latitude and 107.05 degrees East Longitude. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) conrmed that the earthquake did not trigger a tsunami warning. According to BMKG records, 445 aftershocks, varying in magnitude, have occurred since the November 2022 earthquake. The largest aftershock measured Magnitude 4.3, while the smallest registered at Magnitude 1.0.
In response to the earthquake's impact, the government declared a 30-day state of emergency from 21 November 2022 to 20 December 2022. Additionally, a 90-day recovery phase was declared following the end of the emergency phase, spanning from 21 December 2022 to 20 March 2023. The Government of Indonesia, through the Indonesian Disaster Management Authority or Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB), launched the Cianjur Emergency Response Plan followed by a recovery plan involving numerous technical ministries and non-governmental organizations.
Scope and Scale
The earthquake had impacted a total of 117,068 individuals. Among them, 114,683 people were evacuated to over 190 evacuation centers across the Cianjur district. Tragically, there were 338 reported fatalities, and a further 7,193 individuals sustained injuries.
A month after the earthquake, evacuated communities started to return to their homes and commenced their activities aimed at recovery within their villages. Based on the impact report, it was determined that over 60,000 housing units had suered damage, with 14,678 of these houses being severely impacted and rendered unsuitable for habitation. Consequently, more than 14,000 households found themselves compelled to continue residing in evacuation centers, uncertain of when they could return home. Apart from the housing repercussions, the earthquake also inicted harm upon water resources, schools, and oces while also inciting landslides in the region.
At the national level, BNPB led the emergency response activity supported by numerous technical ministries and other authorities. In addition, there were a total of 1,076 non-governmental organizations and private donors providing assistance and support to the aected household. In parallel, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), through the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), sought emergency funding from the Disaster Response Emergency Fund, an available source of rapid nancial aid tailored for 6-months emergency response action in Shelter, Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Multi-purpose Cash Grant, CEA (Community, Engagement and Accountability) and PGI (Protection, Gender and Inclusive) sector.