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Quake rocks Malang, E Java; no tsunami warning issued
8th April 2021 3 hours ago
A screenshot of the location of the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Southwest Malang, East Java at 2 p.m. on Saturday (April 10, 2021). (ANTARA/HO-BMKG) Jakarta (ANTARA) - A 6.7-magnitude earthquake caused by subduction activity shook areas in the southwest of Malang, and was also felt in other parts of East Java, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported on Saturday.
Based on the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter, the earthquake was a medium-sized quake and caused by subduction activity, informed head of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Bambang Setiyo Prayitno, in a statement received here on Saturday.