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24 January 2018, 12:03

One killed, over 1,000 houses, buildings damaged after strong quake in Indonesia

JAKARTA, 24 January (BelTA - Xinhua) - A powerful quake on Tuesday has left one person dead, about 1,100 houses, buildings and public facilities destroyed in Indonesia, an official said on Wednesday.

The official at the national disaster management agency disclosed that the casualties and the damage took place in Banten province, Jakarta, and West Java province.

Lebak district of Banten province suffered the most, he said.

"Assessment of the impact of the quake persists," the official told Xinhua by phone.

The natural disaster also triggered evacuation, but the number of evacuees is still assessed, he said.

A 6.1-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's capital at 13:34 p.m. (0634 GMT) on Tuesday with the epicenter at 81 km southwest of Lebak and a depth at 10 km under seabed, according to the meteorology and geophysics agency of Indonesia.

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