A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Java on Saturday, injuring one person, according to the US Geological Survey.
According to the US agency, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 112 km and 18 km southeast of the city of Banjar in West Java.
The Indonesian meteorological agency, for its part, reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was stronger and amounted to 6.4 points. And this has led to buildings shaking in the capital Jakarta, according to a journalist from Agence France-Presse.
At least one person was injured and taken to hospital, the head of the disaster relief agency told Metro TV.
Serious material damage has not yet been recorded.
The Indonesian agency added that the quake caused buildings to shake in the West Java city of Garut, warning residents near the epicenter of the possibility of tremors.
But she confirmed that there was no danger of a tsunami.
“There are people who ran outside when the earthquake happened, but they returned to their activities,” said local ambulance worker Buddy Satria, stressing that “so far everything is fine.”
Indonesia is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates meet and earthquakes or volcanic eruptions occur regularly.
Last month, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the West Java city of Chanjur, killing 331 people and injuring thousands. It also displaced tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed or forced to flee due to landslides.
A few days after the earthquake, many victims were found under the rubble. Only a few survived, including a six-year-old boy, which rescuers called a “miracle”.
Residents of the city once again felt Saturday’s earthquake, which left some roofs slightly damaged, a Haryanto military official told the local Kompas network.
“We felt like we were swinging, we saw the pendant lights swinging,” he said.
Last January, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi, killing more than 100 people and forcing thousands to flee their homes.
