Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that no major structural damage was recorded following a 4.9-magnitude earthquake that rattled Bekasi and the Greater Jakarta area on Wednesday (August 20).
"Around 26 houses sustained minor damage, mostly older structures lacking steel frames. In addition, a school reported a ceiling collapse," BNPB Head Suharyanto stated in Jakarta on Thursday.
He confirmed that the earthquake caused no fatalities.
BNPB has dispatched a team to inspect post-earthquake conditions in affected regions, including Karawang District in West Java, located east of Bekasi District, where the quake's epicenter was located.
Although Karawang District authorities did not declar...
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