Strong earthquake rattles Indonesian capital

[Janice]

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A strong earthquake has rattled the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, just days after a major quake triggered a deadly tsunami in the region.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from Wednesday's 6.2 magnitude quake.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no risk of a tsunami, Reuters reported.

The quake was centered 40 kilometers (24 miles) beneath the Sunda straits, said Budi Waluyo, according to an official at Indonesia's meteorological office.

It struck 190 kilometers (118.07 miles) southwest of Jakarta, The Associated Press quoted the official as saying.

On Monday, a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.7 quake smashed into fishing villages and resorts on Indonesia's Java island has reached 525 with 273 people missing, officials said. (Full story)

More than 35,000 people have been displaced, Indonesia's department of social affairs said on Wednesday, adding that hundreds of buildings were destroyed.

Most of the deaths are believed to have been caused by the tsunami. Monday's quake generated waves more than 3 meters high (10 feet) high.

Officials said the remaining victims likely died in the initial quake, as opposed to the aftershocks, or during the crowded rush for higher ground as the ocean waves approached, officials said.

The International Tsunami Information Center issued a tsunami watch after the quake rumbled in the Indian Ocean 350 kilometers (220 miles) south of Jakarta.

[luvwinter]

The death tol from Monday's quake has risen to 531 people.

[angelwing]

Why do I feel that it's going to get worse before it gets better???

[Skywatch_NC]

Mercy...first a tsunami and now a quake!

[feederband]

Is it me or does it seem that all the big rumblings in that area may be a precursor to some huge seismic event somewhere on the globe...I'm talking huge...Like I said could be just me...

[angelwing]

I feel the same way feederband (there was a 5.o off the coast of CA today also )

[feederband]

I feel the same way feederband (there was a 5.o off the coast of CA today also )

Yeah I saw that too...

[vbhoutex]

Certainly makes one wonder what is up!! Any more reports of biggies along the "ring of fire"?

[feederband]

Certainly makes one wonder what is up!!

Actually what's down...