"The tremors were also felt in Kebumen in Central Java and Bantul in Yogyakarta," the Geophysics Agency remarked on its official website "http://www.bmkg.go.id/gempabumi/gempabumi-terkini.bmkg", cited by Antara in Jakarta, Tuesday.
Situated at a depth of 10 kilometers below sea level at 7.21 degrees south latitude and 105.91 degrees east longitude, the earthquake struck for some two minutes, starting at 1:34 p.m. local time.
"The epicenter is located at sea, some 81 kilometers to the southwest of Lebak, Banten," the agency stressed, while adding that the earthquake will not trigger a tsunami.
Following the first tremor, the Geophysics Agency also recorded four other earthquakes, with magnitudes of 4.4, 3.9, 4.0, and 6.1 respectively.
In its written statement received by Antara, Tuesday, the agency stated that the last 6.1-magnitude aftershock was situated 61 kilometers below sea level at 7.23 degrees south latitude and 105.9 degrees east longitude. The aftershock`s epicenter was located 43 kilometers from the south of Murabinuangeun City, Cilangkahan District, Banten Province
Following the quake, the Lebak Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that some 105 homes had suffered severe damage, the chief Kaprawi stated, Tuesday.
However, the agency has yet to receive any reports on fatalities following the quakes.
Meanwhile, the Cianjur BPBD in West Java is still mapping out areas affected by the 6.4-magnitude quake.
"We are still checking all plate movements that may occur underground and the landslides. The agency has not yet received any reports on the damage caused by the earthquake," Sugeng Suprayitno, the Cianjur BPBD secretary, remarked.
Meanwhile, in Central Jakarta, hundreds of employees were seen fleeing buildings and rushing to the streets according to the standard evacuation procedure.
However, few minutes after the shocks, the situation returned to normal, and the people are seen heading back to their offices.
(T. KR-GNT/INE)
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