Minor quake causes panic

Minor quake causes panic

INDONESIA: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale
jolted Yogyakarta and the southern part of East and Central Java
on Saturday, causing people to leave their homes in panic.

A resident of a housing complex in Sosorutan area in
Yogyakarta said he felt the tremor at around 8:45 p.m. The
tremblor lasted about 15 seconds.

"I quickly took my daughter out of the house. Some of my
neighbors did the same," a woman, Sulistini, told Antara.

No fatalities or damage were reported immediately following
the quake.

The local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the epicenter
of the tectonic earthquake was located 265 kilometers southwest
of Blitar in East Java at 33 kilometers beneath the surface.

The tremor was felt for around three minutes in the East Java
regencies of Tulungagung and Trenggalek.

Ridhol Mahbub, a Tulungagung resident, said many people living
in areas six kilometers from the south coast were on alert in
case of possible aftershocks. -- Antara