Sharjah 24 – AFP: A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the sea north of the main Indonesian island of Java, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The quake struck at 4:55 pm local time (0955 GMT), the USGS said, with Indonesia's geological agency ruling out a tsunami after the epicentre was detected at a depth of 594 kilometres (370 miles).
Indonesia experiences frequent quakes due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.
Friday's quake hit roughly 160 kilometres northwest of Surabaya, Indonesia's second-most populous city that is home to more than two million people.
The tremor was felt over a large part of Java and as far away as the islands of Bali and Lombok.
A 5.5-magnitude aftershock was recorded by Indonesia's geological agency in the same area about an hour after the main tremor.
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