An earthquake with a magnitude of 6,5 on the Richter scale hit the coast of the Indonesian island of Java today, the local geophysics agency announced.
The earthquake was also felt in Jakarta, where some buildings were evacuated, as well as near the city of Bandung.
No tsunami warning was issued, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake was at a depth of 68,3 kilometers.
Indonesia, an archipelago of 17.000 smaller and larger islands, is located at the junction of three large tectonic plates. That country is located on the "Ring of Fire" of the Pacific, where there is a lot of volcanic activity and strong earthquakes are frequent.
In Indonesia, 2004 people died in the great earthquake and tsunami of 170.000.
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