Indonesia earthquake: at least eight dead on Java island

Quake hit offshore near city of Malang with country already reeling from cyclone disaster

At least eight people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's main Java island on Saturday, as the country reels from a cyclone disaster.

The afternoon quake hit offshore about 45 kilometres south-west of Malang city in East Java, damaging homes as well as schools, government offices and mosques across the region. It did not trigger a tsunami.