The epicenter of the quake was about 150 kilometers (93.2 miles) south of Garut, West Java, at a depth of 68.3 kilometers below the surface, Anadolu Agency reported.
Several buildings were also damaged due to the quake, local media reported.
Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes as it is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes.
A magnitude 6.2 quake jolted Sulawesi island in January 2021, killing over 100 people and leaving thousands homeless.
Some 2,200 people were killed after a separate magnitude 7.5 quake and subsequent tsunami in 2018.
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