HUNDREDS EVACUATED IN WEST INDONESIA AFTER MAGNITUDE 6.1 EARTHQUAKE

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On September 11th, nearly 200 people were evacuated to higher ground after a 6.1 earthquake stuck on the western side of Jakarta, Indonesia. The earthquake originated from 17 miles below sea level and was followed by another 5.3 magnitude earthquake in the same area. Although there was no danger of a tsunami, one person was reported injured by falling wood. Residents claimed that the earthquakes shook their wooden houses violently. A local health center and elementary school suffered damages during the storm. The Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea suffered a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on the same day.