DestinationsThe quake hit the city of Sukabumi on Tuesday afternoon.

5.4-magnitude quake shakes up West Java

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West Java’s Sukabumi has been hit by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
West Java’s Sukabumi has been hit by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Photo Credit: Petrovich9/Getty Images

The quake hit at 4.54pm local time, with the epicentre 113 kilometres southwest of the Indonesian city at a depth of 10 kilometres. 

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Sukabumi in West Java on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

The quake hit at 4.54pm local time, with the epicentre 113 kilometres southwest of the Indonesian city at a depth of 10 kilometres. 

Shocks were also felt in several locations in West Java and the neighbouring province of Banten, including the provincial capital of Bandung, located 163 kilometres from the quake epicentre, Jakarta Post reported. 

The BMKG said that the earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

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