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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits East Java and Bali, no tsunami potential: BMKG


A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the south of East Java province on Tuesday, according to  Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). 

The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres and is not expected to trigger a tsunami, it added.

The quake also occurred 305 kilometres southwest of Denpasar, Bali, the agency said, adding that it was not expected to trigger a tsunami. 

Late last week, a quake of 6.1 magnitude hit West Java area, sending people running out of buildings.

The quake has no tsunami potential and was felt in capital Jakarta, around 200 km from the epicentre.

One person was injured and four houses were damaged in the town of Garut, said Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB).

Some residents of other towns and cities in West Java said on social media they felt the quake strongly. A Reuters witness in Bandung, the capital of West Java province, said guests of a hotel ran out of the building but had since returned inside.

Last month a shallow quake of 5.6 magnitude hit West Java's Cianjur, killing more than 300.

On Monday, thousands of residents in Lumajang, East Java were on high alert after a violent eruption at the Semeru volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.


Source : Magnitude 6.2 quake hits East Java and Bali, no tsunami potential: BMKG - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post

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