Earthquake on Indonesia’s Main Island of Java Kills at Least 46 People – At least 46 people have been killed by an earthquake on Java, the main island of Indonesia, and dozens of buildings have been damaged, prompting residents to flee to the streets of the city. The US Geological Survey reported that the magnitude 5.6 quake was 10 kilometers deep and centered in the Cianjur region of West Java province (6.2 miles). “There are 46 dead people at the Cianjur regional hospital and around 700 injured people.”
“Many were hurt as a result of building collapses,” the head of the national disaster mitigation agency stated. Multiple landslides were recorded in the region of Cianjur. The agency reported that dozens of structures were damaged, including an Islamic boarding school, a hospital, and other public facilities. According to a statement, information was still being gathered regarding the degree of injuries and damage. The quake was significantly felt in the greater Jakarta region. 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. The country of more than 270 million people is struck frequently 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 in West Sumatra province killed at least 25 people and injured more than 460. In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 quake in West Sulawesi province killed more than 100 people and injured almost 6,500. In 2004, a huge tsunami and quake in the Indian Ocean killed over 230,000 people in a few countries, the majority of them in Indonesia.
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