Indonesia has cancelled a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean south of the island of Java.
Coastal areas in parts of Indonesia had been on alert for a small tsunami after the quake struck at 3.06am local time (8.06am NZT) on Monday.
The quake prompted frightened residents to flee their homes and run onto the streets.
The quake was felt in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, where buildings swayed for more than 30 seconds, as well as in Yogyakarta.
There were conflicting reports of the size and epicentre of the quake.
Indonesian authorities reported the quake as being a magnitude 7.1 and striking at a depth of 10km, with its epicentre 293km southwest of Cilacap in central Java.
However, the US Geological Survey said a magnitude-6.7 quake struck at a depth of 24km, 277 kilometres south of Tasikmalaya in West Java and 241km east-north-east of Christmas Island.
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