Mild quakes shake Jayapura

Mild quakes shake Jayapura

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The city and its surrounding areas have
been shaken by a series of mild earthquakes this past week, the
latest one being in the early hours of Friday.

Setiono, an officer at the local Meteorology and Geophysics
Agency, said the latest quake measured 3.1 on the Richter scale
and its epicenter was a mere 24 kilometer south of Jayapura.

He said, on Thursday the city was rocked by a stronger tremor,
measuring 4 on the Richter scale, reported the Antara news
agency.

There were no reports of casualty or structural damage.

On Monday afternoon a quake measuring 4 on the Richter scale
sent many people scurrying out of buildings in Irian Jaya. Since
then, the city has felt a number of mild aftershocks. (emb)