Sat, 21 Sep 2002

Strong earthquakes jolt Manokwari: Two earthquakes in a spell of two hours shook the Papuan town of Manokwari on Friday night. Reports said the first tremor at 10:35 p.m. local time (8:35 p.m. Jakarta time) measured at 4.0 on Richter scale, but the quake two hours later hit 6.5. Damage to buildings and other structures were being assessed while rescue workers and local people combed houses for victims. Manokwari was jolted by massive tidal waves caused by temblors in 1996. -- Antara