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Indonesia earthquake: '46 dead and 700 injured' as 5.6 tremor strikes main island of Java

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Indonesia earthquake: '46 dead and 700 injured' as 5.6 tremor strikes main island of Java

Indonesia earthquake: '46 dead and 700 injured' as 5.6 tremor strikes main island of Java

The magnitude 5.6 quake was centered in the Cianjur region in West Java province, 100 km from the capital Jakarta where high-rise buildings were shaken.


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