Quake jolts Bandarlampung

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Thousands of people here rushed out of their homes in panic late Wednesday night as a strong quake jolted the municipality for a few seconds.

Some residents in Way Halim and Karunia Indah housing complexes told Antara shortly after the quake that they did not dare go back inside their houses for fear of aftershocks.

They said tremor was quite strong and produced a horrible rumbling sound.

The Kotabumi office of the Meteorological and Geophysical Agency has yet to determine the strength of the quake, which occurred 10:49 p.m. local time.