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| Jakarta earthquake: Magnitude 6.5 tremors hit Indonesia and collapse buildings | Jakarta earthquake: Magnitude 6.5 tremors hit Indonesia and collapse buildings |
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| A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian capital Jakarta and other cities on the country's most populous island of Java, killing an unknown number of people. | |
| There were reports of collapsed buildings and authorities issued a tsunami warning for parts of Java's coastline after the quake struck, initially triggering a tsumani warning which has since been lifted. | |
| People ran out of buildings in panic in many areas and Indonesian television showed heavy traffic on roads as people left coastal areas. | People ran out of buildings in panic in many areas and Indonesian television showed heavy traffic on roads as people left coastal areas. |
| Deaths were reported, according to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency. He could not immediately provide details on how many had been killed. | |
| A 62-year-old man was confirmed dead in the Ciamis region of western Java. | |
| There were also reports that buildings had collapsed in the city of Tasikmalaya in western Java and in several other districts. | There were also reports that buildings had collapsed in the city of Tasikmalaya in western Java and in several other districts. |
| Mr Nugroho said strong tremors were felt for about 20 seconds in the capital of Jakarta and in cities and villages in western and central Java. | Mr Nugroho said strong tremors were felt for about 20 seconds in the capital of Jakarta and in cities and villages in western and central Java. |
| The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 and was about 56 miles deep and located inland. Indonesian authorities reported a quake of similar magnitude offshore of Java. | |
| Indonesia sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire" and has frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. | Indonesia sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire" and has frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. |