Indonesian authorities say one person has died of a heart attack and more 100 houses are damaged after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit off Java island, swaying buildings as far away as the capital.
Residents talk near a house damaged in an earthquake in Mandalawangi, Banten province, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Indonesian authorities say more 100 houses are damaged after the earthquake hit off Java island on Friday night, swaying buildings as far away as the capital.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The U.S. Geological Survey says Friday night’s quake was centered 151 kilometers from Banten province off the island’s southwest coast. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said Saturday that a woman died of a heart attack while fleeing to safety in Pecangsari, the village closest to the epicenter. Four people have been injured.
The agency says at least 113 houses and buildings were damaged and about 1,050 people fled to temporary shelters. TV footage showed several houses and buildings in Banten and West Java provinces, including a sport stadium and hospitals, suffered minor damage.
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