A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Java, Indonesia’s most-populated island, with the tremors felt as far away as the capital Jakarta.
The quake hit off the coast of Tuban, East Java, about 600 kilometers away from Jakarta, according to the meteorological and geophysics agency in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
The province is a key industrial area that’s home to plants including PT Freeport Indonesia’s copper smelter.
🔔#Earthquake (#gempa) M4.4 occurred 129 km N of #Paciran (#Indonesia) 9 min ago (local time 16:12:50). More info at:
📱https://t.co/IbUfG7TFOL
🌐https://t.co/hYIU57Vg0V
🖥https://t.co/BToJdVkHfL pic.twitter.com/e58YXurBtz
— EMSC (@LastQuake) March 22, 2024
