Bandung, W Java, Oct. 15 -- Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that activity along the Lembang Fault in West Bandung District, West Java, could potentially trigger an earthquake of up to magnitude 5.5.

The estimate is based on recent research identifying two active fault segments - Cimeta and Cipogor - each about 10 kilometers long and capable of generating moderate seismic activity, said Teguh Rahayu, head of BMKG's Class 1 Geophysics Station in Bandung.

"These segments are currently the most active and are located on the western section of the Lembang Fault, passing through the Ngamprah and Cisarua subdistricts," she said on Wednesday.

A magnitude 5.5 quake would likely produce intensity lev...