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Tasikmalaya (AFP) - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale that could make people panic Tasikmalaya, West Java, Saturday evening, there were no casualties because until around 22:00 pm there was no report from the public.

Radio Communications Officer Tasikmalaya District as a network of regional information center condition, Kamal, said that until Saturday night at 22:00 pm no one had to give reports of casualties caused by the earthquake of the 39th District in Tarlac.

"There were no fatalities because until now no one reported," said Kamal insisted.

According to him, usually something like an earthquake and disaster in the previous reports of casualties directly notified through local radio communication.

Meanwhile, a report was received regional radio communications, only the roofs of damaged houses were reported permanent front porch collapsed.

From the data reports of damaged homes, ie family-owned Jajang (40) residents of Kampung Pataruman Neighborhood (RT), 10, Pillars of Citizens (RW) 02, Village Parungponteng, Parungponteng District, Tasikmalaya regency.

Jajang suffered damage to houses was the front porch roof of a house the size of 6x9 square meters of permanent collapse.

"Until tonight, there were no reported casualties, ga` know about tomorrow, but hopefully nothing, "he asserted.

Meanwhile, based on information from the Bureau of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), derived from the epicenter 118 kilometers southwest of Tasikmalaya with a depth of 34 kilometers at coordinates 8.37 LS, BT 107.9.

Earthquake felt strong enough to make all citizens had Tasikmalaya, Tasikmalaya, including residents on the southern coast of panicked trickle out of the house.