The local meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said there was no tsunami alert but the quake was followed by an aftershock of 5.0 magnitude.
The US Geological Survey measured the original quake at a much weaker 5.4-magnitude and a depth of 78 kilometres (48 miles).
A disaster management official in Cilacap said that so far there was no report of damage from the area although it had caused panic.
"When the quake hit, we felt a strong tremor. Many people ran outside their houses," the official Suherman, who uses only one name said.
"Now the disaster management officials are trying to calm people here," he added.
An AFP reporter said there was no report of damage so far at a refinery belonging to state oil and gas firm Pertamina in Cilacap.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental plates causes high seismic activity, and is frequently hit by earthquakes.
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