Earthquake jolts capital

JAKARTA (JP): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale slightly jolted the capital in the early hours of Monday.

No reports of casualties or panic were reported. Damage to buildings was also said to be minimal during the 90-second tremor that began at 4:25 a.m.

Syaiful of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency was quoted by Antara as saying that the quake's epicenter was 60 kilometers beneath the beach resort area of Pelabuhan Ratu in West Java, about 150 kilometers south of Jakarta. (bsr)