Mild quake hits Padang

Mild quake hits Padang

PADANG, West Sumatra: An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the
Richter scale jolted the West Sumatra capital of Padang and its
vicinity for about five seconds at 12:30 noon local time on
Tuesday.

No casualties or damages were reported in the tremor, which
was not even felt by some residents.

Head of the Padang Panjang-based meteorological and geophysics
office, Sudadi, told Antara that the quake's epicenter was
located in the town of Alahan Panjang in the Solok district, 110
kilometers southeast of Padang Panjang, or 80 kilometers away
from here.

He said the tremor measured 2 on the Modified Mercalli
Intensity (MMI) scale in Padang Panjang and about 3 MMI in
Padang. People only feel a quake if it is scaled at least at 3
MMI. (amd)