2 Dead After 6.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes in Indonesia
Two people were killed and seven others were injured when a strong earthquake hit Indonesia late Friday, authorities said.
The 6.5-magnitude quake was centered in Cipatujah, in the western part of Java, the U.S. Geological Survey said, at a depth of about 57 miles.
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck on Dec. 15, 2017 at Cipatujah, Indonesia, as shown in a USGS map.
Residents felt the quake about 190 miles away in the capital of Jakarta, where people briefly evacuated to the ground floor of their high-rises.
Tremors were also felt in the cities of Bandung, more than 63.5 miles away and Yogyakarta, more than 211 miles away, authorities said.
A tsunami alert was issued after the quake, which Indonesian authorities recorded at 11:47 p.m. as 6.9 magnitude, according to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia’s National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency.
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