Indonesia’s 6.9 quake death toll reaches 4

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) chief Doni Monardo said Friday’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake had killed 4 people and damaged around 200 houses in the country’s affected areas.

The 6.9-magnitude quake hit at 7:03 p.m. (6:03 p.m. in Manila), with the epicenter at 7.54 degrees south latitude and 104.58 degrees east longitude at a depth of 10 kilometers (km.) The epicenter was located 147 km southwest of Sumur district in Banten province’s Pandeglang regency.