6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts western Indonesia

06 Dec 2022 03:51pm
Photo for illustration purposes only.
Photo for illustration purposes only.
JAKARTA - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of East Java on Tuesday, but did not cause a tsunami, the meteorological, climatological and geophysical agency said.

According to Xinhua, the earthquake occurred at 1.07pm Jakarta time (0607 GMT) with the epicentre situated 284 km southwest of Jember Regency and at a depth of 10 km under the seabed, the agency said.

The tremors of the quake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves, it said. - BERNAMA

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