Strong earthquake strikes Indonesia's Java. ( Representative image)

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia, at a depth of 376 km

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia, on Saturday at a depth of 376 km, GFZ said. No immediate reports of damage or casualties were reported.

by · India Today

In Short

  • The earthquake occurred at a depth of 376 km, GFZ said
  • No immediate reports of damage or casualties were reported
  • Another magnitude 6.2 quake hit Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Friday

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 376 km (234 miles), making it a deep-focus quake. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The latest tremor came a day after another magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea near Indonesia’s Maluku Island on Friday. Indonesia’s geophysics agency said that quake occurred at a depth of 143 km (89 miles) and had no tsunami potential.

There were no immediate reports of damage from the Banda Sea earthquake either.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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