Jakarta: A strong earthquake caused tall buildings to sway in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to the streets just days after a deadly tsunami struck the main island of Java.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The 6.0-magnitude quake was centered 45 kilometers (25 miles) beneath the Sunda strait, the US Geological Survey said on its website, and struck 150 kilometers (90 miles) southwest of Jakarta.
Suharjono, head of the earthquake division at Jakarta's meteorological agency, told Metro TV that based on the initial estimate of Wednesday's quake strength, it was not strong enough to trigger a tsunami.
But he urged people to be on guard.
On Monday, a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.7-earthquake slammed into Java's southern coast, killing more than 530 people. A series of strong aftershocks have rattled the region since then.
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