Strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 jolts Indonesia

At least two people were killed and seven injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the South Java island of Indonesia on Friday night. Several houses and public facilities were damaged in the disaster, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said, according to the Jakarta Post.

A



tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake, but was revoked soon after.

The two victims of the earthquake died after walls collapsed on them. “The injured have been taken to the nearest hospitals,” said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.