(News Today) - A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, seismologists said.
The quake struck at 4:50 pm (0950 GMT), 118 kilometres (73 miles) south west of Tasikmalaya, West Java, at a depth of 34 kilometres, Indonesia’s geophysics and meteorological agency said.
The Indonesian agency measured the quake as magnitude 6.3, but the US Geological Survey (USGS) measured it at 5.8.
“The quake occurred on the sea. At such distance from the coast, usually there are no significant damages on land,” meteorological agency’s quake centre spokesman Aprilyanto, who goes by one name, said.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
Source : kompas
Monday, June 28, 2010
Strong Quake Hits Indonesia's Java
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