The death toll from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake which hit Java, Indonesia has risen to 62 with hundreds injured, officials say.
At least 62 people have died as of about 7:30 p.m. local time, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency, which posted a statement online.
Medical workers treat victims outside the district hospital after earthquake hit in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 21, 2022.About 700 have been injured, Herman Suherman, the regent of Cianjur Regency in West Java, told Indonesia's Kompas TV at around 4 p.m. Jakarta time. A collapsed school building following an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, Nov. 21, 2022.Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said on Twitter that it had also measured the quake at a magnitude of 5.6. Preliminary data from the USGS had previously placed the quake at a magnitude of 5.4.
Workers inspect a store damaged during an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 21, 2022.The quake struck at a depth of about 10 km, with an epicenter about 18 km southwest of Ciranjang-hilir, Indonesia, USGS said.
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