A burly earthquake has shaken buildings in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and other metropolises on the country’s most populous island of Java. Authorities issued a tsunami threat for parts of Java’s coastline but no injuries from the temblor were directly reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake which struck well-grounded before midnight Friday had a magnitude of 6.5 and was about 91 kilometres (56 miles) Poseidons kingdom and located inland. Indonesian authorities reported a quake of similar consequence offshore of Java.
Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho communicated there were reports of damage to buildings in parts of western Java.
Nugroho thought strong tremors were felt for about 20 seconds in Jakarta and in municipalities and villages in western and central Java.