A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia's main island of Java, leaving at least one person dead and rattling nerves in the capital Jakarta. <br/><br/>There was no immediate indication of a tsunami, but authorities said they have issued a warning following the tremor, which struck a coastal region some 300 kilometres from the capital late yesterday. <br/><br/>People ran out of buildings in panic in many areas and Indonesian television showed heavy traffic on roads as people left coastal areas. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman said there are reports of deaths but could not immediately provide details. <br/><br/>He said there are reports that buildings have collapsed in the city of Tasikmalaya in western Java and in several western Java districts. <br/><br/>He said strong tremors were felt for about 20 seconds in the capital of Jakarta and in cities and villages in western and central Java. <br/><br/>The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 and was about 91 kilometres deep and located inland.

A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia's main island of Java, leaving at least one person dead and rattling nerves in the capital Jakarta. <br/><br/>There was no immediate indication of a tsunami, but authorities said they have issued a warning following the tremor, which struck a coastal region some 300 kilometres from the capital late yesterday. <br/><br/>People ran out of buildings in panic in many areas and Indonesian television showed heavy traffic on roads as people left coastal areas. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman said there are reports of deaths but could not immediately provide details. <br/><br/>He said there are reports that buildings have collapsed in the city of Tasikmalaya in western Java and in several western Java districts. <br/><br/>He said strong tremors were felt for about 20 seconds in the capital of Jakarta and in cities and villages in western and central Java. <br/><br/>The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 and was about 91 kilometres deep and located inland.