Deputy of Protocol, Press, and Media of the Presidential Secretariat, Bey Machmudin, stated that the president was already on his flight for over 30 minutes before the earthquake jolted the region at 7:57 p.m.
"The Indonesia-1 presidential aircraft, carrying the President, First Lady Iriana, and their entourage, took off on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 7:20 p.m. Western Indonesia Time," Machmudin stated here on Saturday.
The earthquake's epicenter was located 86 kilometers southwest of Bantul District, Yogyakarta, in the Indian Ocean. Apart from Yogyakarta, the earthquake was also felt by residents in the neighboring province of Central Java.
He also cited information received from an official that no damage was reported at Yogyakarta's Gedung Agung Presidential Palace, though the earthquake was also felt at the compound.
"According to the Yogyakarta Palace Head, Deni Mulyana, the quake was also felt at the Gedung Agung Presidential Palace, yet the structural condition remains sound, and no damage occurred at all," Machmudin stated.
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The president and first lady earlier spent their Eid al-Adha day in Yogyakarta. They joined the Eid prayer at the Yogyakarta Presidential Palace ground on Thursday (June 29).
After concluding the prayer, Jokowi and his grandchildren, Sedah Mirah Nasution and Panembahan Al Nahyan Nasution, left the palace ground and greeted residents.
He also distributed assistance to street hawkers at Malioboro Road, a major shopping street and popular tourist attraction in Yogyakarta.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) earlier reported that the June 30 earthquake struck at 6.4 magnitude at a depth of 25 kilometers. However, it was revised to 6.0 magnitude at a depth of 67 kilometers.
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