NUSA DUA, Indonesia — A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing three people in Java and damaging some buildings while causing panic among residents. BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement: "Based on our analysis of the earthquake map, the quake's corresponding intensity was felt between III and IV on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale, or between light and moderate. The quake's epicentre was in the Bali Sea around 40km off the eastern end of Java island, according to the USGS, and was felt in Denpasar on the holiday island of Bali. "Wow, that was really strong and it lasted a long time," said a woman named Davy who took refuge in the parking lot of a Bali hotel, several kilometres from where the IMF and World Bank are holding their annual meetings this week. AFP reported that some guests at hotels in Nusa Dua, south of Bali's main international airport, briefly fled outside after the strong tremor shook the building. The quake was also felt in Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, which is about 200 kilometres from Situbondo, the nearest town to the quake epicentre. Death toll in quake-hit Indonesia passes 2,000 as searches called off

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