Death toll in Indonesia earthquake rises to 56, some 100 missing - UPDATED

The death toll after an earthquake of 5.6 magnitudes struck Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday has reached 56, Report informs, citing foreign media.

Some 100 more people remain unaccounted for. By the recent data, the number of those injured has exceeded 700 people, most of them in critical condition.

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At least 20 people were killed and 300 injured after an earthquake of 5.6 magnitudes struck Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, Report informs, citing foreign media sources.

"The information I got for now, in this hospital alone, nearly 20 died, and at least 300 people are being treated. Most of them had fractures from being trapped by the ruins of buildings," the head of Cianjur's administration, Herman Suherman, told broadcaster Metro TV.

The epicenter was located near the West Java town of Cianjur. Buildings have reportedly been damaged after a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's Java island. The earthquake rattled high-rises as far away as the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.