At least 44 people were killed and more than 700 injured in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the island of Java, one of Indonesia’s main archipelagos. The epicenter of the earthquake was 75 kilometers away from the city of Jakarta, the capital of the Asian country, and the earthquake was recorded today.
The death toll could be higher than the initial number, as there are records of “hundreds to thousands” of homes destroyed in the affected area, according to the AFP news agency.
Most of the victims were rescued from the rubble of damaged buildings. At least one school structure was shaken by the tremors recorded this afternoon, local time, according to local media. Indonesia’s time zone is 10 hours ahead of Brasilia time.
According to the local government, the epicenter of the earthquake was located in Cianjur, 75 kilometers southeast of Jakarta city, at a depth of 10 kilometers. No tsunami warnings so far.
source: Noticias
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