Reply #17: Java just got hit with an earthquake today

[Robbien]

and last month it got hit with a tsunami

Surabaya (ANTARA News) - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rattled Central Java district of Cilacap Friday morning, an official said.

The quake`s epicenter was located 97 km southwest of Cilacap, East Java meteorological and geophysics agency expert staff member Edy Waluyo said here Friday.

The epicenter of the tremor that rocked Cilacap at 5.37 a.m. was traced at 108.61 degrees east longitude and 8.51 degrees south latitude, he said.

There was no immediate report on casualty and material loss.

Edy did not mention whether or not the Friday morning`s quake caused tsunami like the one that hit the southern part of West Java and Central Java in July.

Tens of people including tourists were killed when tsunami damaged Central Java districts including Cilacap and West Java`s tourist destination of Pangandaran following the major earthquake which measured almost 6 on the Richter scale last month.

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