Overview
- The quake struck off Java on Saturday and the USGS gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 with an epicenter about 115 km northeast of Teluknaga.
- The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a lower magnitude of 6.2 and placed the event at 376 km depth, classifying it as a deep-focus earthquake.
- There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and local authorities and seismological agencies are continuing checks and data refinements.
- The tremor followed a separate magnitude-6.2 quake in the Banda Sea the day before, which Indonesia’s geophysics agency said occurred at 143 km depth and had no tsunami potential.
- Deep-focus quakes usually produce different shaking patterns and are less likely to cause tsunamis, but updated agency data will determine whether populated areas near Jakarta and Tangerang face any lingering risk.