Magnitude 6.6 Quake Strikes off Indonesia’s Java Island, No Tsunami Risk

A family walks through Timbulsloko, Central Java, Indonesia, on July 31, 2022. (AP)
A family walks through Timbulsloko, Central Java, Indonesia, on July 31, 2022. (AP)
TT

Magnitude 6.6 Quake Strikes off Indonesia’s Java Island, No Tsunami Risk

A family walks through Timbulsloko, Central Java, Indonesia, on July 31, 2022. (AP)
A family walks through Timbulsloko, Central Java, Indonesia, on July 31, 2022. (AP)

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday but there was no risk of tsunami, the country's geophysics agency said.

The quake was strongly felt in Surabaya, Tuban, Denpasar, and Semarang, Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for Indonesia's Disaster Agency, said by phone.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) put the magnitude at 6.5 with a depth of 592 km (368 miles).

"There is no damage reported so far because the quake is very deep," Muhari said. "I don't think there will damages but we are still monitoring."

Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a highly active seismic zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.



Car Hits Pedestrians in Seoul, Killing 9 and Injuring 4

Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
TT

Car Hits Pedestrians in Seoul, Killing 9 and Injuring 4

Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A car hit pedestrians waiting at a traffic light in central Seoul on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring four, South Korea's emergency officials said.

The passenger car drove in the wrong direction and collided with two other cars just before hitting the pedestrians, South Korean media reports said.

The reports say the driver in his late 60s spoke of a sudden, unintended acceleration. He was detained, media reported.

Seoul police did not immediately confirm the reports.

Emergency officer Kim Chun-su told a briefing that one of the four injured was in serious condition.