Lagatar24 Desk
Jakarta, April 14: The US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday that an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the water to the north of Java, an Indonesian island.
According to the UGSS, the powerful earthquake occurred at 4:55 pm local time (09:55 GMT), and Indonesia’s geological agency ruled out a tsunami after determining that the epicentre was located at a depth of 594 kilometres (370 miles).
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit 96 km North of Tuban, Indonesia at 15:25:45 IST today: USGS Earthquakes pic.twitter.com/PPPlyCA6m0
— ANI (@ANI) April 14, 2023
Further details awaited.
