Two people killed as magnitude-6.5 earthquake hits IndonesiaA strong earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated Java island on Friday night, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicentre. SUTOPO PURWO NUGROHO/TWITTER Damage to a hospital in Jakarta. A 62-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman were killed in building collapses, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. GOOGLE MAPS Indonesia's national disaster management agency said the quake activated early tsunami warning systems in the south of Java, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said no tsunami had been detected. pic.twitter.com/gBvwejKlv7 — Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_BNPB) December 15, 2017It triggered a tsunami warning for parts of Java's coastline that was lifted about two hours later.

Source: Stuff December 15, 2017 19:19 UTC