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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday, the country’s geophysics agency BMKG said.
According to the BMKG, the epicenter of the quake was on land and there is no potential for a tsunami.
One person was injured, while four houses and a school were damaged in the town of Garut, according to the country’s National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB).
There were no reports of aftershocks. However, the head of the BNPB, Maj Gen Suharyanto, has asked residents to remain calm, alert and cautious, adding that a response team will be dispatched to assess needs.
“Once again, in response to the earthquake that happened earlier, stay calm and vigilant, but there is no need to stop your daily activities,” Suharyanto said.
“According to the BMKG, this earthquake was quite deep. Based on the experience of previous earthquakes with a depth of more than 60 kilometers, further over 100 kilometers, it is expected that the impact will not be too damaging,” added Suharyanto.
It comes after a deadly 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck West Java on November 21 with a final death toll of 334. The search and rescue operation after the November earthquake has ended, the BNPB said on Saturday.
Final details on the total number of injured and displaced persons are still pending.
Suharyanto said 56,320 homes were damaged in the quake, more than a third of them severely. Other buildings damaged included 31 schools, 124 places of worship and three health facilities.
Indonesia lies on the “Ring of Fire,” a band around the Pacific Ocean that triggers frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. One of the most seismically active zones on earth, it stretches from Japan and Indonesia on one side of the Pacific to California and South America on the other.