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On September 28, 2009, at 2:55 PM local time, a M 7.3 earthquake struck Tasikmalaya distric, West Java province. Occurring 142 km WSW of Tasikmalaya, Java at a depth of 30km. A tsunami warning was issued but withdrawn one hour later. The main shock and several aftershocks caused 64.413 structures, including houses and bridges, to collapse or suffer significant damage in Tasikmalaya, Cianjur, Garut,Sukabumi,Bandung, West Bandung, Bogor, Kuningan, Ciamis, Banjar, Purwakarta, Majalengka and Subang, which in turn caused at least 82 deaths.


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