A strong earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Java, leaving several people dead [BBC]. At least 50 were injured according to CNN. The earthquake hit a densely-populated area on the southern coast of Java at 22:54 GMT/UTC, 05:54 local time [8.01S 110.29E]. The US Geological Survey said it measured 6.2. The depth was 17 km. There are reports of many casualties and severe damage to some buildings in the Yogyakarta area.
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