Guwahati: At least four persons died following the 5.1 magnitude earthquake that jolted the Indonesian province of Papua’s capital.
“The 5.1-magnitude quake hit around 1.28 pm (0628 GMT) on land just southwest of Jayapura city at a depth of 22 kilometres,” the US Geological Survey said.
Asep Khalid, the chief of the Jayapura Disaster Mitigation Agency, spoke about the tragedy in a news statement, stating that a cafe collapsed and fell into the water, killing four people.
According to a statement from Asep, the four dead were inside a cafe when the structure collapsed due to the earthquake. He continued that residents were shaken for two to three seconds and were terrified.
Unverified video posted on social media shows a building by the harbour collapsing into the water and a local hospital and mall suffering minor damage.
Residents in Jayapura said people scrambled for safety, running from houses and shops when the quake struck, according to the Jakarta Post.