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JAKARTA - A powerful undersea earthquake has hit Indonesia's West Java island, a telephone text message from the country's Meteorological agency said on Thursday.
The agency did not give a tsunami warning and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but the quake caused panic in parts of the densely inhabited Java island.
The Indonesian agency said the quake had a 7.0 magnitude, while the US geological survey said on its website the magnitude was 7.4.
The quake struck 75 km (46.60 miles) northwest of Indramayu and was at a depth of 286 km, the Indonesian agency said.
The quake could be felt by residents in the capital Jakarta, as well as in the nearby city of Bandung and in the town Yogyakarta in central Java.
Indonesia suffers from frequent earthquakes. It lies on an active seismic belt in the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire".
- REUTERS
