PUTRAJAYA – Wisma Putra confirmed in a statement today that so far, no Malaysians have been reportedly affected by the 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the Cianjur district, West Java in Indonesia yesterday.
It said that Malaysians who required consular assistance or had any further questions could contact the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta.
The embassy of Malaysia in Jakarta can be reached at +62-21-5224947 for general inquiries and +62-813-8081-3036 for emergency matters after office hours or via email at [email protected].
The earthquake was reported to have occurred yesterday at 1.21pm local time in West Java, about 110km from Jakarta.
The earthquake has reportedly claimed 162 lives so far, with a high amount of infrastructure damage. – Bernama, November 22, 2022
