Eight dead, dozens injured after earthquake shakes East Java

A local journalist films the damage to a classroom at a school following an earthquake in Malang, East Java, Indonesia (Hendra Permana/AP)

A strong earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed eight people, including a woman whose motorcycle was hit by falling rocks, and damaged more than 1,300 buildings, officials said.

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.0 quake struck off the island’s southern coast at 2pm on Saturday.