Four killed, buildings damaged as earthquake hits eastern Indonesia


People standing on the roofing of collapsed shops in the port after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Jayapura, Indonesia's eastern province of Papua. - AFP

JAKARTA (Xinhua): Four people were killed and several houses and buildings destroyed after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Papua province on Thursday (Feb 9), a disaster agency official said.

"The jolts of the quake were felt strongly here. They damaged houses, a restaurant and buildings," Jonathan Koirewoa, manager of the operation control center for the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency, told Xinhua via phone.

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Indonesia , Papua , Earthquake

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