A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Saturday, killing seven people, severely wounding two and damaging hundreds of buildings in several cities, the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB said. The quake, which struck at 2pm (local time), was felt across East Java, home to 40.7 million people, and nearby provinces, including the resort island of Bali, Indonesian media reported. Images in media showed flattened houses in towns near the southern coast of East Java, the closest area to the epicentre of the quake. The quake struck in the Indian Ocean 91km off the southern coast of East Java. A magnitude 6.2 quake that struck Sulawesi island in January killed more than 100 people.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 10, 2021 19:18 UTC