6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Java: USGS
January 25, 2014  12:19

AFP: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's main island of Java today, the US Geological Survey reported, sending panicked residents running from their homes.        

 

People in the town of Adipala near the epicentre said they felt the ground shaking hard for up to 20 seconds, as the quake struck in the sea off the coast of southern Java.        

 

"We all just ran onto the street, there were so many people," Astri, a florist who goes by one name, told AFP by phone from her flower shop. "But it doesn't seem to have damaged anything around here, and we're getting back to work," she said.        

 

The quake struck at 12:14 pm (0514 GMT) 39 kilometres south-southeast of Adipala at a depth of 83 kilometres, the USGS said.Indonesian officials said there was no risk of a tsunami and no immediate reports of damage or casualties.        

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