The number of victims of the earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java reached 56 people, the Indonesian newspaper Kompas reported.

Over 100 people are missing at the moment. The number of victims of the latest data exceeds 700 people, it is noted that most of them are in serious condition.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in Indonesia on Monday. The epicenter of the quake was located 74 km south-east from Jakarta, the source was located at a depth of about 5 km.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis are common in Indonesia because of fault lines in the Pacific basin. A powerful earthquake and tsunami in 2004 killed nearly 230,000 people.