Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its position in a vulnerable earthquake-stricken zone
Jakarta:
A 6.5 magnitude underwater earthquake shook Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday night without triggering giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The earthquake occurred at 11:29 pm Jakarta time (1629 GMT) on Saturday, with the epicenter located 151 km southwest of Garut Regency and a depth of 10 km, the agency said.
Tremors from the earthquake were also felt in neighboring Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, and the neighboring province of Banten, as well as in the provinces of Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java, it said.
In West Java province, the intensity of the earthquake was felt at IV MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) in the cities of Sukabumi and Tasikmalaya, and at III to IV MMI in the city of Bandung, capital of West Java province, the agency said.
There was no tsunami warning issued by the agency as the tremors would not trigger giant waves, Xinhua news agency reported.
Indonesia, an archipelagic nation, is prone to earthquakes due to its position in a vulnerable earthquake-stricken zone called the “Pacific Ring of Fire.”
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