UPDATE - Earthquake hits Indonesian island of Java

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By Adem Salvarcioglu & Chandni Vasandani

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) - An earthquake recorded at 7.3 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Tasikmalaya, West Java late Friday evening, killing at least one person, local media reported.

The Indonesian meteorology agency said the quake occurred at 11:47 p.m. local time, 105 kilometers underwater with an epicenter 43 kilometers southwest of the city of Tasikmalaya.

According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a 62-year-old man was confirmed dead in the Ciamis region, but the death toll is feared to increase.

Officials initially warned local residents of a potential tsunami as the first quake was followed by another a few seconds apart, roughly in the same location, but the tsunami alert was later cancelled, the country's meteorology agency announced.

Indonesia is no stranger to earthquakes of varying intensities, with the last major quake in 2004 recorded at a magnitude of 9.3, causing a massive tsunami and killing thousands.