Indonesia: Land 500 meters suddenly cracks and land subsidence in Pamekasan.

July 21, 2013

Land 500 meters suddenly cracks and subsidence in Pancor Hamlet, Village Grujugan,

District Prohibition, about 7 kilometers east Pamekasan City on Friday.
"The incident occurred around 04.30 pm on Friday morning and we've done a review of the location," said District Public Relations Staff Prohibition.
Ground cracking and subsidence that range in depth from 10 to 15 feet and two unit homes around the scene also cracked and split into two.

Ground cracking and subsidence incident in Pamekasan This is the second in the last two weeks.
Earlier on June 14, 2013, as many as three families (KK) Taretah Hamlet, Village Palengaan Power, District Palengaan, Pamekasan forced to flee, because the land occupied their homes sinkhole.

Land subsidence previously also been reported in two villages in Sumenep, so the local district government to evacuate residents around the scene to a safer place.