This photo taken with a cellphone on Nov. 21, 2022 shows people staying outside to escape aftershocks in Jakarta, Indonesia. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
JAKARTA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The quake struck at 13:21 Jakarta time (0621 GMT) with the epicenter located at 10 km southwest of the district of Cianjur in West Java province, and the depth of 10 km under-land, the agency said.
The earthquake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.
The tremors were strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta, causing residents to immediately rush out of houses and buildings.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was measured at 5.4 magnitude, and the epicenter was initially determined to be at 6.8398 degrees south latitude and 107.1073 degrees east longitude. ■
This photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022 shows people staying outside to escape aftershocks in Jakarta, Indonesia. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
People gather at an emergency assembly point in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 21, 2022. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
This photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022 shows a house damaged by the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The quake struck at 13:21 Jakarta time (0621 GMT) with the epicenter located at 10 km southwest of the district of Cianjur in West Java province, and the depth of 10 km under-land, the agency said. (Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022 shows houses damaged by the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The quake struck at 13:21 Jakarta time (0621 GMT) with the epicenter located at 10 km southwest of the district of Cianjur in West Java province, and the depth of 10 km under-land, the agency said. (Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022 shows houses damaged by the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The quake struck at 13:21 Jakarta time (0621 GMT) with the epicenter located at 10 km southwest of the district of Cianjur in West Java province, and the depth of 10 km under-land, the agency said. (Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022 shows a house damaged by the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, with the tremors strongly felt in the country's capital of Jakarta and triggering panic, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The quake struck at 13:21 Jakarta time (0621 GMT) with the epicenter located at 10 km southwest of the district of Cianjur in West Java province, and the depth of 10 km under-land, the agency said. (Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
