8 Dead, Dozens Hurt As Indonesia Quake Shakes East Java

8 Dead, Dozens Hurt As Indonesia Quake Shakes East Java
Pieces of roof tiles and other debris litter the ground at a school following an earthquake in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on April 10, 2021. Hendra Permana/AP
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MALANG, Indonesia—A strong earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed eight people, including a woman whose motorcycle was hit by falling rocks, and damaged more than 1,300 buildings, officials said Sunday. It didn’t trigger a tsunami.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.0 quake struck off the island’s southern coast at 2 p.m. Saturday. It was centered 45 kilometers (28 miles) south of Sumberpucung town of Malang District in East Java province, at a depth of 82 kilometers (51 miles).