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Aftershocks rock quake-hit region

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Published: Sept. 4, 2009 at 12:03 AM

JAKARTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Two aftershocks were recorded Friday in the wake of the earthquake in Indonesia's West Java that killed 59 people and left 37 others missing, officials said.

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck Ujung Kulon in West Java, the Jakarta Post reported, quoting the meteorological agency. Another aftershock, also measuring 5.6, hit Kaimana in West Papua Friday morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The Post, quoting the National Disaster Management Body, reported the death toll from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake Wednesday in West Java rose to 59 with 37 missing in a landslide in Cianjur, the worst-hit area.

Search efforts went on Friday to find the missing, including children.

Other affected areas included Garut, Sukabumi, Tasikmalaya, Bandung, Ciamis and Bogor. The quake was also felt in Jakarta, where some tall buildings shook and evacuations were ordered in the business district.

The quake forced more than 25,000 people to take refuge in other places.

Indonesian Foreign Affairs spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said the quake destroyed some 13,000 buildings, including 5,000 homes, the Voice of America reported. He warned casualty figures may rise as rescue workers reach some remote areas.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia was managing with its own resources to deal with the situation, indicating no outside help was immediately needed, Antara news agency reported.

"Until now the Indonesian government is still able to handle it by itself using existing national resources," the President said after visiting Cianjur, Antara said.

In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami killed about 170,000 people in the country's northernmost province of Aceh.

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