5.6 quake kills 20, injures 300, in Jakarta Indonesia today

Source – | Reuters |

Aftershocks from an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Indonesia for several minutes on Monday afternoon, resulting in at least 20 deaths and the injury of another 300 people.

Indonesia is right in the middle of an area with a lot of earthquakes and volcanoes where different plates of the earth’s crust meet.

Aftershocks from an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Indonesia for several minutes on Monday afternoon, resulting in at least 20 deaths and the injury of another 300 people.

“What happened next really floored him. He was afraid that another tremor was imminent, “Muchlis told Metro TV that individuals raced out of their homes and that some of them passed out or spat up as a result.

After two hours had passed since the earthquake, twenty-five aftershocks were detected in the area. In the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta, people left their workplaces in the central business area, as said they saw things move and felt the building rattle.

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