<p class="title">The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia's remote Maluku islands was revised downwards to 19 on Friday, the disaster agency said, lowering its previous figure of 23 killed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Terrified residents ran into the streets as buildings fell in around them on Thursday when the 6.5-magnitude tremor struck, sparking landslides that buried at least one victim.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among the confirmed dead was an infant, with many killed by falling debris in and around quake-struck Ambon city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">National disaster mitigation agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said the death toll had been lowered after officials realised some of the deceased has been double-counted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The most updated figure for the dead... is 19 people," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 100 people were also injured and at least 15,000 had to flee because their houses were damaged by the strong jolt, Wibowo said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hundreds of houses, offices, schools and public facilities have also been damaged in the disaster. Authorities have set up emergency tents and public kitchens for the evacuees in several districts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The US Geological Survey said the quake struck about 37 kilometres (23 miles) northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at a depth of 29 kilometres.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Southeast Asian archipelago is one of the most disaster-prone nations on Earth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year, a 7.5-magnitude quake and a subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island left more than 4,300 people dead or missing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 60,000 people are still living in makeshift accommodation nearly a year after the double disaster, the Red Cross said this week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2004, a devastating 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami that killed 220,000 throughout the region, including around 170,000 in Indonesia.</p>
<p class="title">The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia's remote Maluku islands was revised downwards to 19 on Friday, the disaster agency said, lowering its previous figure of 23 killed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Terrified residents ran into the streets as buildings fell in around them on Thursday when the 6.5-magnitude tremor struck, sparking landslides that buried at least one victim.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among the confirmed dead was an infant, with many killed by falling debris in and around quake-struck Ambon city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">National disaster mitigation agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said the death toll had been lowered after officials realised some of the deceased has been double-counted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The most updated figure for the dead... is 19 people," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 100 people were also injured and at least 15,000 had to flee because their houses were damaged by the strong jolt, Wibowo said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hundreds of houses, offices, schools and public facilities have also been damaged in the disaster. Authorities have set up emergency tents and public kitchens for the evacuees in several districts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The US Geological Survey said the quake struck about 37 kilometres (23 miles) northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at a depth of 29 kilometres.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Southeast Asian archipelago is one of the most disaster-prone nations on Earth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Last year, a 7.5-magnitude quake and a subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island left more than 4,300 people dead or missing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 60,000 people are still living in makeshift accommodation nearly a year after the double disaster, the Red Cross said this week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2004, a devastating 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami that killed 220,000 throughout the region, including around 170,000 in Indonesia.</p>