Indonesia earthquake leaves 46 dead, 700 injured
Jasleen Kaur
November 21st 2022 01:59 PM --
Updated:
November 21st 2022 04:40 PM
Indonesia earthquake: At least 46 persons died in an earthquake that hit Indonesia's main island Java on Monday, Channel News Asia reported citing an Indonesian government official. According to CNA citing several reports, stated that around 700 persons were injured in the West Java town.
Notably, an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rocked Indonesia's western province of West Java on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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The earthquake's tremors were also felt throughout the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. According to the USGS, the earthquake's depth was 10.0 Km below the ground and occurred around 11:51:10 (UTC 05:30) on Monday.
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The epicentre was determined to be at 6.840 degrees south latitude and 107.107 degrees east longitude. Java's largest city is the national capital of Jakarta.
Java is a volcano-dotted island that lies between Sumatra and Bali, is situated at the geographic and economic centre of Indonesia.