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The death toll from an earthquake on Indonesia main island of Java jumped to 268 on Tuesday.

JAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java ...

A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris.

The tremor lasted for more than a minute, but people stayed out for longer in case of another wave of earthquake. as i said, the location, or the epicentre, of the earthquake is more than 100 kilometres from the capital in the cianjur district in west java province, however it sent an intense tremor because the epicentre, or the location, of the earthquake was centred on land. on land, earthquakes don't send tsunamis, but it rattles the area stronger than earthquakes that are centred in the sea. returning to the epicentre, one local government official has told

A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris.