Strong Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Shakes Indonesia’s Java Island, Felt in Jakarta

Damaged scooters hit by debris lay at a parking after a magnitude-6.4 offshore earthquake hit near Indonesia's Java island, at Airlangga university hospital in Surabaya on March 22, 2024. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images

JAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or significant property damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 102 kilometers (63 miles) south of Banjar city at a depth of 68.3 kilometers (42.4 miles). There was no tsunami warning.