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Casualties reported as 6.5 earthquake strikes Indonesia, triggering tsunami warning
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck the coast of Indonesia leading officials to issue a tsunami warning. The quake resulted in a number of fatalities, local authorities say.
The quake was reportedly felt in the capital Jakarta after striking in the Jawa Barat region of Java. According to US Geological Survey measurements the earthquake had a 6.5 magnitude and a depth of 91 kilometers.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesperson for Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD), confirmed that infrastructure had been damaged and that a number of fatalities have occurred.
In a statement on Twitter, Nugroho reported injuries and deaths in the Ciamis region.
Beberapa rumah di Kabupaten Ciamis rusak akibat gempa. Terdapat korban jiwa dan luka. Masyarakat di pesisir mengungsi ke tempat yang lebih tinggi yang aman dari tsunami. pic.twitter.com/gBvwejKlv7
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_BNPB) December 15, 2017
Tremors were felt on the island just before midnight local time. A shake map by the BPBD reveals shock waves were felt as far away as Mataram, a city located approximately 1,200 kilometers from the earthquake’s epicenter.
