A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 46 people and damaging dozens of buildings.
People injured during an earthquake receive medical treatment in a hospital parking lot in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, November 21, 2022. — An earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, killing dozens of people, damaging buildings and sending residents into the capital's streets for safety. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 quake was centered in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of about 6 miles.
The Reuters news agency quoted West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil as putting the death toll at 56, and National Disaster Mitigation Agency chief Suharyanto said earlier that about 700 others were injured, many when buildings collapsed.Several landslides were reported around Cianjur. Dozens of buildings were damaged, including an Islamic boarding school, a hospital and other public facilities, the agency said.
Workers inspect a store damaged during an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, November 21, 2022.The quake was felt strongly in the greater Jakarta area. High rises in the capital swayed and some were evacuated."The quake felt so strong. My colleagues and I decided to get out of our office on the ninth floor using the emergency stairs," said Vidi Primadhania, an employee in South Jakarta.
Earthquakes occur frequently across the sprawling archipelago nation, but it is uncommon for them to be felt in Jakarta. People wait outside an office building after being evacuated following an earthquake, November 21, 2022, in the main business district of Jakarta, Indonesia.The country of more than 270 million people is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the"Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.In February, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed at least 25 people and injured more than 460 in West Sumatra province.
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