Quake Rocks Banten Province

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale rocked Pandeglang district, Banten province, on Sunday, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

The epicenter of the quake which struck at 02.56 p.m. was in the sea 78 km southwest of the district capital Pandeglang or 200 km southwest of Jakarta at a depth of 10 km, the agency said in its official website.

There was no immediate report of casualties or material damage.

The agency said the temblor did not have the potential to cause a tsunami. (*/T007)