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Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia

The US Geological Survey says a magnitude-6 quake has struck off the southern coast of the Indonesia's main island, Java.

A strong earthquake has struck off the southern coast of Java, Indonesia's main island, but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6 quake struck Wednesday evening and was located 35.4 kilometres under the seabed.

It was centred 68km south-southwest of Bunisari, a village in Cianjur district in West Java province.

The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake had no potential of triggering a tsunami.

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.

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