Indonesia's Java hit by magnitude 5.9 quake, reports of one killed, damage

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2 Min Read.JAKARTA -A magnitude 5.9 earthquake off Indonesia's Java island on Saturday killed one person and damaged buildings in several cities, media reports said.

The quake was felt in cities and towns across East Java, home to 40.7 million people, and nearby provinces, including the resort island of Bali, Indonesian media reported.

Reports of damage included parliamentary buildings, a school, a hospital and houses in several cities, while a large gorilla statue in an amusement park in the town of Batu lost its head.The national disaster agency said authorities were still taking stock of the damage.

It had a magnitude of 5.9 at a depth of 96 km, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, after initially saying the magnitude was 6.8.Video shared by social media users showed people running out of a shopping mall in Malang city amid the strong tremor.

Indonesia was struck last week by tropical cyclone Seroja, which triggered landslides and flash floods killing more than 160 people on islands in East Nusa Tenggara province.

A magnitude 6.2 quake that struck Sulawesi island in January killed more than 100 people.

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