A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Java island, the country's meteorology agency says, prompting some residents in the capital Jakarta to flee from buildings in panic.
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Indonesia's meteorology agency (BMGK) said the earthquake hit 52km off Banten province at a depth of 10km, but did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.
In Jakarta, the tremors were felt strongly.
"I was very scared, suddenly there was a quake and it was so strong," said 38-year-old Jakarta resident and nanny, Ani.
"When I felt it I directly grabbed my employer's baby and ran downstairs."
The quake was also felt in the province of West Java and in Lampung, on Sumatra island.
Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.
Last month, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning and also sending residents fleeing from their homes but causing only minor damage.
Australian Associated Press
