High magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia's Capital

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Dec 16, 2017, 01:02 AM

High magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia Capital

Jakarta, Dec 15: Indonesia Capital Jakarta shook due to high magnitude earthquake which shook many buildings. Other cities on the country's most populous island of Java too got under the effect of earthquake.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake which struck just before midnight Friday had a magnitude of 6.5 and was about 91 kilometers (56 miles) deep and located inland. Indonesian authorities reported a quake of similar magnitude offshore of Java.

Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said there were reports of damage to buildings in parts of western Java.

Nugroho said strong tremors were felt for about 20 seconds in Jakarta and in cities and villages in western and central Java.