SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN) mengungkap banyaknya sesar aktif besar yang mengapit Kabupaten Sumedang, Jawa Barat. BRIN pun meminta masyarakat waspada.
"Sumedang berada di antara sesar aktif yang besar-besar yang sudah kita pelajari dengan baik," kata Peneliti Gempa Bumi BRIN Mudrik Rahmawan Daryono seperti dilansir Antara.
"Magnitudo di atas 6,5 semua. Ini sesuatu yang harus kita waspadai," imbuhnya.
Daryono mengungkapkan, sesar-sesar aktif itu berada di Cirebon, Bandung, Jakarta, Karawang, Indramayu dll. Daryono mengatakan, kota-kota itu menyimpan energi swam earthquake dan foreshocks.
Lebih lanjut, sesar-sesar yang mengapit Sumedang itu adalah Sesar Baribis Segmen Tampomas yang berada di sisi utara, Sesar Baribis Segmen Ciremai pada sisi timur, Sesar Lembang pada sisi barat, Sesar Cileunyi Tanjungsari dan Sesar Garsela pada sisi selatan.
Daryono pun mengatakan, masyarakat harus bersiap menghadapi kemungkinan terburuk. Oleh karenanya, masyarakat harus melakukan mitigasi terhadap ancaman gempa bumi.
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