A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's main island Java, killing at least 46 people and injuring 700 with buildings damaged and a landslide triggered - local officials
The quake was felt strongly in the greater Jakarta area. High rises in the capital swayed and some were evacuated.
"The latest data, 46 people were killed. Victims kept coming from many areas. Around 700 people were injured," Herman Suherman, the head of the administration in Cianjur town in West Java, told broadcaster Kompas TV on Monday. Information was still being collected about the extent of casualties and damage, it said in a statement.The quake was felt strongly in the greater Jakarta area. High rises in the capital swayed and some were evacuated.
Earthquakes occur frequently across the sprawling archipelago nation, but it is uncommon for them to be felt in Jakarta.
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