Indonesia braces for possible tsunami after 6.9 earthquake hits off Java's coast

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Friday off Indonesia's coast, prompting tsunami warnings and a call for residents to seek higher land.

The earthquake struck near the tips of the country's Sumatra and Java meet, in the Sunda Strait about 240 miles from Jakarta, per the U.S. Geological Survey. Buildings swayed in the capital city, and there were a few blackouts, but no injuries or major damages have so far been reported.

When the quake arrived in Jakarta around 7 p.m. local time, video footage showed people running out of buildings, and citizens reported that their furniture was shaking too, BBC reports. But there's more of a worry down in the Banten coastal area, where officials warned residents to "Immediately evacuate to a higher place." Indonesia's location along a major fault line means it frequently experiences earthquakes, and tsunami warnings often follow when they're strong enough.

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