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Powerful earthquake strikes Java | Powerful earthquake strikes Java |
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A powerful earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Java. | |
Dozens of buildings collapsed in the city of Tasikmalaya on the west of the island, injuring a number of people, according to one report. | |
The magnitude seven quake also damaged buildings in the university city of Bandung, near the epicentre. | |
In the capital Jakarta about 120 miles (200km) north, hundreds of people fled offices and shopping centres into the streets, according to agency reports. | |
Landslide | |
"It was very scary. The floor was swaying and I heard loud sounds from the upper floor, like something was going to collapse," one witness in Jakarta said. | |
"People were screaming and I quickly took off my high heels and ran as fast as I could to get out of the mall." | |
"The building first shook for about 10 seconds then stopped but then it continued again, another said. | |
And in Bandung an eyewitness told reporters: "We were all studying and the building we were in started shaking for a few minutes and the ceiling fell." | |
In Tasikmalaya, the mayor's home and a mosque were among the properties reportedly damaged. | |
A woman was killed when a landslide crushed her inside her car, according to one unconfirmed report from the AFP news agency. | |
The US Geological Survey lowered its magnitude reading from 7.4 to 7.0 and local tsunami warnings issued soon after the quake were later withdrawn. | |
In December 2004, an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people around Asia. | |
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