The epicenter of the quake which struck at 05.59 p.m. on Sunday was in the sea about 76 km southwest of Sukabumi city at a depth of 59 km, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Board (BMKG) said in its official website.
The undersea quake was not strong enough to cause tsunami, the agency said.
"We have not yet received any information about material damage caused by the quake which was centered southwest of Sukabumi," a spokesman of the Sukabumi District Natural Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) said.
The spokesman said the agency had fielded some of its officers to check whether or not the temblor had caused material damage and claimed the lives of people.
"The quake was not felt by people living in several other areas," he said.
Dina, a resident of Benteng area in Sukabumi city, said she felt the quake which lasted for a few seconds. "I felt the quake but it was not so strong," she said.
An Antara journalist observed that only several residents living in a densely-populated area in Sukabumi felt the quake.
(Uu.S012/H-NG)
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