JAKARTA: A strong earthquake with 6.6 magnitude struck Indonesia’s Java island on Friday, according to the country’s geophysics agency BMKG.
It struck at a depth of 632 kilometres, about 68 kilometres northwest of Tuban in East Java province.
There was no reported risk of a tsunami.
The quake occurred at 4.55pm local time and was felt in neighbouring areas, namely Surabaya, Denpasar, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Sukabumi, and as far away as Jakarta.
Another 5.5-magnitude earthquake also shook Bangkalan in East Java at 5.37pm, causing residents to panic and flee from their houses.
There has been no immediate report on casualties so far, and authorities are collecting information on property damages. – BERNAMA
