6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia's Java

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said that a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian region of Java today, Friday.

The center added that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 km

Indonesia witnesses regular seismic and volcanic activity due to its location on the "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific Ocean, where several tectonic layers collide.

About two months ago, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey, forcing residents to resort to heights before the warning of a possible tsunami was raised.

The most fatal earthquake occurred in Indonesia on December 26, 2004 off the coast of Sumatra, killing more than 230,000 people in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand as well. It caused huge waves, some of them 30 meters high, on the coast of Banda Aceh in northern Sumatra. The magnitude of this earthquake was 9.1 degrees.