Java Mag 5.6 earthquake - Java, Indonesia

[Astronuc]

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ir9t/executive

M 5.6 - 18 km WSW of Ciranjang-hilir, Indonesia​

• 2022-11-21 06:21:10 (UTC)
• 6.853°S 107.095°E
• 10.0 km depth - relatively shallow

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ir9t/region-info

City of Cianjur had significant damage, and effects felt in Capital City of Jakarta.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/earthquake-shakes-indonesia-java-island-074737486.html

CIANJUR, Indonesia (AP) — 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.

Emergency workers treated the injured on stretchers and blankets outside main hospitals, on terraces and in parking lots. Many included children, some of whom were given oxygen masks, IV lines and were being resuscitated.

“I fainted. It was very strong," said Hasan, a construction worker who is being treated at the Cianjur Regional Hospital. “I saw my friends running to escape from the building. But I was too late to get out and was hit by the wall.”

Residents, some crying with children in their arms, fled damaged homes after the magnitude 5.6 quake shook the Cianjur region in West Java province in late afternoon, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). It also caused panic in the greater Jakarta area, where high-rises swayed and some were evacuated.

 

[phyzguy]

The deaths and injuries are horrible news of course, but they are also preventable. I'm currently living in Chile, where earthquakes are commonplace. The Chileans have learned to build buildings that withstand earthquakes. A magnitude 5.6 hardly makes the news, and no buildings are damaged.