Pare Pare hit by second quake

Pare Pare hit by second quake

PARE PARE, South Sulawesi: Another earthquake has hit the
province, which is still recovering from a quake that killed 18
people last month, seismologists said Saturday.

The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said the latest
quake, measuring 5 on the open-ended Richter scale, occurred at
7:08 p.m. Friday, damaging three houses.

No injuries were reported due to the quake, which was centered
near Pare Pare, Pinrang and Majene in South Sulawesi.

The three towns were badly hit by a magnitude 6 quake on Sept.
28 that flattened dozens of houses and buildings. (swe)