An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the open Richter scale has shaken the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali on Tuesday, with no reports of casualties or material damage for the moment.
The Indonesian National Meteorological, Geophysical and Climatological Agency (BMKG) has detailed through its website that the epicenter of the earthquake was located south of the island of Java and added that the hypocenter was located at a depth of ten kilometers.
The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks, including several of magnitude greater than 4 on the open Richter scale, according to the agency. Authorities have not activated a tsunami warning at this time.
In November, more than 300 people were killed by an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the open Richter scale, with its epicenter ten kilometers south of Cianjur. The earthquake shook the capital, Jakarta, without causing casualties in the city.
