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Powerful earthquake hits western Indonesia, no potential for tsunami
Updated 21:50, 30-Jun-2023
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A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of Yogyakarta on Friday evening, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The earthquake occurred at 7:57 p.m. Jakarta time (1257 GMT) with its epicenter located 86 kilometers northwest of Bantul district and a depth of 25 kilometers under the seabed, the agency said.

The earthquake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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