Morning quake wakes Bandung

Morning quake wakes Bandung

BANDUNG: Residents of Bandung looking forward to a lazy Sunday
morning were awakened by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the
Richter scale.

The local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the 30-second
earthquake jolted the city at 7:55 a.m.

According to the agency, the tremor could be felt in a number
of West Java towns, including Sukabumi, Indramayu, Subang and
Sumedang. Even parts of Jakarta were said to have felt the quake.

No immediate reports of casualties or damage was reported in
Bandung.

The epicenter of the quake was believed to be somewhere along
the northern coast of West Java, or east of Jakarta.

The head of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Nanang T.
Puspito, said the tremor was caused by a movement at the
subduction zone, pushing the Indo-Australian continental shelf
against the Eurasian shelf.

Bandung was shaken by an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the
Richter scale in July.(25/lup)