An earthquake with a magnitude of more than 6.5 strikes off coast of Indonesia's Java island Jakarta (VNA) – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia (BMKG) has reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of more than 6.5occurred on March 22 off the coast of Java island at a depth of 10km.
According to a series of shares on social networks,the East Java region, the province's capital Surabaya and many cities inneighboring provinces all felt the tremors. Residents said slight shaking couldalso be felt in the capital city of Jakarta, about 600 km from the epicenter.
The BMKG confirmed there was no risk of a tsunami.There was currently no information about the damage caused by the latestearthquake.
The agency said the earthquake that occurred earlierthe same day damaged a house and a community house building in Tubantown.
Indonesia is located onthe Pacific Ring of Fire, so earthquakes and tsunamis often occur. Thestrongest earthquake ever recorded in Indonesia was the 2004 Sumatraearthquake, with a magnitude of up to 9.1. This earthquake caused a tsunami,killing more than 200,000 people./.
