Mild quake hits south coast of West Java

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Sun, 06/14/2009 9:42 AM  |  National

A mild quake of magnitude 5.1  shook the south coast of West Java on Sunday morning, but no casualties or damage was reported. 

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the epicenter of the earthquake was in the Indian Ocean, at a depth of 10 kilometers below sea level, located around 130 kilometers southwest of Ciamis, or 142 kilometers southwest of Bandung.

The agency was quoted by Antara state news agency as saying that the quake did not create any danger of a tsunami. 



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