Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes East Java, three injured, scores of houses damaged


Ilustrative photo of a damaged house pictured last year after an earthquake in Bawean Island, East Java on March 24, 2024. - Xinhua

JAKARTA:Three people were reported injured in a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck Sumenep regency in East Java province on Tuesday (Sept 30) night.

The quake also damaged 30 houses, four places of worship and one health facility, said Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) in its preliminary reports early Wednesday.

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