Strong Quake Hits Indonesia’s Java, Kills Three

Strong Quake Hits Indonesia’s Java, Kills Three
Residents gather outside their apartment blocks in Jakarta on early Dec. 16, 2017, following after a strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. Dessy Sagita/AFP/Getty Images
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JAKARTA—A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with authorities reporting three deaths and damage to hundreds of buildings.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was located at a depth of 92 km (57 miles), about 52 km southwest of Tasikmalaya.