More quakes jolt Bengkulu

More quakes jolt Bengkulu

BENGKULU, Bengkulu: Another series of aftershocks measuring
between 4.7 and 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the province on
Saturday, but no fatalities were reported.

Head of the Meteorological and Geophysical office in Kepahiang
regency, Armien Paimin, said the agency detected three temblors
with different epicenters.

"The epicenters were centered at the bottom of the Indian
Ocean 76 kilometers southwest of here," Armien told Antara.

The initial shock, with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter
scale, took place on Saturday at 1:55 a.m. A stronger aftershock
measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 11:53 a.m,
followed by the third temblor measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale
just seven minutes later.

Bengkulu was hit by a powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the
Richter scale on July 4, leaving at least 94 people dead and
hundreds of others injured. (bby)