The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.0 quake struck on Saturday off the island’s southern coast at 2pm local time (07:00 GMT).
It was centred 45km (28 miles) south of Sumberpucung town of Malang District in East Java province, at a depth of 82km (51 miles).
“Our latest data shows that seven people died, two are seriously injured and 10 others sustained minor injuries,” said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati.
Rahmat Triyono, the head of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami centre, said in a statement the undersea earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.
Still, he urged people to stay away from slopes of soil or rocks that have the potential for landslides...
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Magnitude Mw 6.0
Region JAVA, INDONESIA
Date time 2021-04-10 07:00:17.4 UTC
Location 8.54 S ; 112.51 E
Depth 89 km
Distances :
62 km SE of Blitar, Indonesia / pop: 132,000 / local time: 14:00:17.4 2021-04-10
46 km S of Kepanjen, Indonesia / pop: 51,900 / local time: 14:00:17.4 2021-04-10
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