4.9-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia leaves one dead, 82 injured

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's West Java province on September 18. - Photos: Bernama

JAKARTA: A shallow earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's West Java province on Wednesday (Sept 18), killing one person and injuring at least 82 others, officials reported.

According to Indonesia's meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency, the earthquake struck at 9.41am local time (0241 GMT), with the epicenter located 24 km southeast of Bandung regency and at a depth of 10 km.