Quake hits Java in Indonesia
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Indonesia-earthquake/Jakarta (dpa) - A magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province early Saturday, disaster management authorities said.
Residents in the town of Ciamis woke and fled their houses when the quake lasting 10-15 seconds hit at 4:44 am (2144 GMT Friday), said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
The quake, with an epicentre in the Indian Ocean about 150 kilometres from Yogyakarta, did not have the potential to cause a tsunami, andt here were no immediate reports of significant damage, Nugruho said.
