<p>A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people.</p>.<p>The quake struck at 07:50 am local time (0050 GMT) around 15 kilometres from the town of Cianjur, the USGS said.</p>.<p>It said there was a low likelihood of casualties or damage following the quake, which struck at a depth of 123 kilometres (76 miles).</p>.<p>Last month, a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Cianjur, triggering landslides and collapsing buildings.</p>.<p>That tremor was the deadliest in the archipelago nation since a 2018 quake and resulting tsunami killed more than 4,000 people on the island of Sulawesi.</p>.<p>Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide.</p>
<p>A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people.</p>.<p>The quake struck at 07:50 am local time (0050 GMT) around 15 kilometres from the town of Cianjur, the USGS said.</p>.<p>It said there was a low likelihood of casualties or damage following the quake, which struck at a depth of 123 kilometres (76 miles).</p>.<p>Last month, a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Cianjur, triggering landslides and collapsing buildings.</p>.<p>That tremor was the deadliest in the archipelago nation since a 2018 quake and resulting tsunami killed more than 4,000 people on the island of Sulawesi.</p>.<p>Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide.</p>