Strong Quake Shakes Indonesia’s Capital; No Tsunami Alert

Strong Quake Shakes Indonesia’s Capital; No Tsunami Alert
People wait outside as they have to evacuate their office buildings following an earthquake, at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 14, 2022. Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—A powerful earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, damaging buildings and houses and sending people into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Officials said there was no danger of a tsunami.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.6 quake was located in the Indian Ocean about 88 kilometers (54 miles) southwest of Labuan, a coastal town in Banten Province. It was centered at a depth of 37 kilometers (23 miles), it said.