A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck off the shore of Indonesia’s Java island on Friday, March 22, at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles), BKMG, Indonesia’s geophysics agency reported.
BKMG had also added that the epicentre was situated 132 km north of Tuban in East Java province.
The tremors were felt forcefully in East Java, its capital city, Surabaya, and in the cities in neighboring provinces, according to multiple postings by social media users residing in those areas.
Indonesia’s geophysics agency has said that the quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami and as at the time of filing this report, there were no immediate reports of damage.
