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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Papua
The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 33 km (20.51 miles) on land.
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A screen capture of USGS website showing latest earthquakes on July 14, 2019. (JP/-)
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n earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude struck off Papua province on Monday, the national geophysics agency said, adding there was no tsunami potential.
The epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 33 km (20.51 miles) on land.
The quake was strongly felt in Jayapura, the capital of Papua, the local police spokesperson Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo said, adding there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Earlier on Friday, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off Java, injuring at least 10 people, while one person died of suspected heart attack during the quake, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said.
The tremor caused minor damage to hundreds of houses, some offices, health and education facilities scattered in the region of Yogyakarta and Central Java province, the agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari told Reuters Saturday.
The geophysics agency (BMKG) said the quake, which hit at a depth of 25 km (15 miles), was felt in several cities in the region of Yogyakarta as well as east and central Java, Indonesia's most populous island. No tsunami warning was issued.
