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)
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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.



Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Hits Türkiye

A full Sturgeon moon rises behind Galata tower in Istanbul, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A full Sturgeon moon rises behind Galata tower in Istanbul, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Hits Türkiye

A full Sturgeon moon rises behind Galata tower in Istanbul, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A full Sturgeon moon rises behind Galata tower in Istanbul, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in Türkiye's northwest on Sunday evening, sending shocks that were felt some 200 kilometers (125 miles) away in Istanbul.

Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency said the 7:53 pm earthquake was followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 4.6, and urged citizens not to enter damaged buildings.

Several buildings collapsed in the Balikesir province after the quake, according to images broadcast by Turkish media.

Türkiye sits on top of major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent.

In 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 53,000 people in Türkiye and destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings in 11 southern and southeastern provinces. Another 6,000 people were killed in the northern parts of neighboring Syria.