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Powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes one of Australia’s closest neighbors
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java on Tuesday.
- Indonesia’s geophysics agency says earthquake is not expected to trigger a tsunami
- Authorities check the damage caused by tremors in East Java province and Bali.
A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck two Indonesian islands, including a popular tourist spot.
The quake occurred in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of East Java province, at a depth of 10 kilometers and 305 kilometers southwest of Denpasar, Bali.
The quake was not expected to trigger a tsunami, Indonesia’s geophysics agency reported.
The earthquake occurred at 1:07 pm Jakarta time (5:07 pm AEST) on Tuesday with the epicenter located 284 km southwest of Jember Regency, East Java.
Local authorities are reviewing the damage caused by the tremors that were strongly felt in East Java province and Bali.
The 6.2-magnitude quake was felt across East Java province and Bali on Tuesday.
Tremors from the latest Indonesian earthquake were felt at the Bali tourist hotspot (pictured)
The earthquake is the third to hit Indonesia in recent weeks.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the West Java region on Saturday and was felt 280 km from the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
A magnitude 5.6 quake killed 331 and injured another 600 in the West Java town of Cianjur on November 21.
It was the deadliest in Indonesia since a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi that claimed 4,340 lives in 2018.
Indonesia is often affected by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis due to its location on the arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific basin known as the “Ring of Fire”.
The latest earthquakes come three weeks after 331 people tragically lost their lives in Cianjur, West Java (pictured, rescuers searching for victims)