5.7-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Java island: USGS

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JAKARTA: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday (Dec 3), the United States Geological Survey said, less than two weeks after another quake in the same province

The quake struck on land at a depth of 112km and the epicentre was located 18km southeast of the West Java city of Banjar, according to the USGS.The country's meteorological agency, known as BKMG, gave a higher magnitude of 6.4 for the quake, which also shook buildings in capital Jakarta, according to an AFP journalist.

Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide.

 

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