Three dead after 6.5 magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Java
Several hospitals were evacuated due to damage from the powerful tremor
At least three people have been killed following a strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said on Saturday.
The quake struck at a depth of 91km just outside the coastal town of Cipatujah on Java island late on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey.
The tremor was felt across the island including in the capital Jakarta, some 300km from the epicentre.
A 62-year-old man in Ciamis and an 80-year-old woman in Pekalongan city were killed when the buildings they were in collapsed, national disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said, while a 34-year-old woman from Yogyakarta died after falling while running out of her house.
“Several hospitals in several areas have also been damaged and patients had to be evacuated,” Nugroho said.