A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Cianjur, West Java on 21 November 2022, with tremours felt as far away as in Jakarta (about 107 kilometres away) and in Tangerang.
According to the Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), the quake was a shallow or surface quake, which did not need to be too powerful to be destructive.
The quake had not only destroyed buildings, houses, and infrastructure but also claimed at least 334 lives. The level of destruction was mainly because the infrastructure in the Cianjur area and its residents were not disaster ready.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported around 7,700 people were injurred due to falling structures and debris; while 73,000 people were displaced, and about 62,000 housing units and 368 schools were either damaged or destroyed.