44 dead, 300 injured after 5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia s Java island

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake was centered in the Cianjur region in West Java province, a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2
miles)
Local officials in Cianjur district said dozens of buildings, including houses, were damaged.The quake was strongly felt in the greater
Jakarta area
High-rises in the capital swayed for more than three minutes and some were evacuated
Jakarta.Earthquakes occur frequently across the sprawling archipelago nation, but it is uncommon for them to be felt in Jakarta
Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 270 million people, is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because
100 people and injured nearly 6,500 in West Sulawesi province
Associated Press-Agencies
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