6.5 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued
Indonesia remains vulnerable to earthquakes due to its location in an earthquake-prone area.
Jakarta:
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Java province under the sea on Saturday night, but did not cause large waves, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said.
The agency said the earthquake struck at 23:29 Jakarta time (1629 GMT) on Saturday, with its epicenter located 151 km southwest of Garut regency and at a depth of 10 km.
It said the quake was felt in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and nearby Banten province, as well as Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java provinces.
In West Java province, the earthquake was felt at IV MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in Sukabumi city and Tasikmalaya city, and III to IV MMI in Bandung city, the capital of West Java province, the agency said.
No tsunami warning has been issued by the agency because the quake would not likely generate large waves, Xinhua news agency reported.
Indonesia, an archipelagic country, is vulnerable to earthquakes because of its location on a vulnerable earthquake-prone zone known as the “Pacific Ring of Fire”.
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