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At least seven people were killed after a 6.0-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's main Java island Saturday (Apr 10), as the country reels from a cyclone disaster in another part of the archipelago.



The afternoon quake hit offshore at a depth of 82km about 45km southwest of Malang city in East Java, damaging hundreds of homes as well as schools, government offices and mosques across the region.

"Our latest data shows that seven people died, two are seriously injured and 10 others sustained minor injuries," said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati.

Several communities had been evacuated, he added.

It was not clear if the death toll would rise, but the agency did not report anyone missing after the strong quake.

There had been aftershocks but there was no risk of tsunami, Indonesian geophysics agency BMKG said.

 

Channel News Asia