Earthquake today: Massive 6.05 magnitude quake jolts Java, Indonesia

A 6.05-magnitude earthquake hit Java, Indonesia, on Friday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported Reuters. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), the agency added. Earlier quakes A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Talaud Islands on January 10, the GFZ said. GFZ mentioned that … Read more

Shallow quake jolts Bogor, damages several homes – Archipelago

4.1-magnitude earthquake struck the West Java city of Bogor and surrounding areas at around 10 p.m. on Thursday, causing minor damage to a number of houses with no reported deaths. According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the quake’s epicenter was located on land, at approximately 2 kilometers southeast of Bogor city on … Read more