The quake occured at 7:19 am (0019 GMT) and was felt strongly in the district of Lembang near the provincial capital Bandung, said an official at the National Seismology Center.

The epicenter was onshore, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of Bandung.

The tremor left cracks in at least three houses in Lembang, the state Antara news agency said.

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic state, is prone to seismic upheavals.

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