Earthquake rocks Bengkulu

Earthquake rocks Bengkulu

BENGKULU CITY: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter
scale rocked Bengkulu on Wednesday causing panic but no reported
injuries.

The earthquake occurred at 7:47 a.m. originating from the
Indian Ocean, some 295 kilometers southwest of Bengkulu City.

Chief of the local meteorology and geophysics office Armien
Paimin said that citizens of the North Bengkulu, South Bengkulu,
Kepahyang and Rejang Lebong regencies were upset by the quake but
the province is among those prone to earthquakes.

Located on the border of the Eurasian and Indo-Australian
continental shelves, the province has experienced more than 800
earthquakes within the last six months but only sixteen were
strong. --Antara