Quake jolts Bengkulu

Mon, 23 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BENGKULU, Southern Sumatra: Bengkulu province was jolted by
an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, with no major
damage or casualties reported, an official told Antara on Sunday.

Head of the local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG)
Armien Pamin said the tremor shook Bengkulu and its surrounding
vicinity at around 10:41 p.m. on Saturday.

Its epicenter was located at a depth of 80 kilometers under
the Indian Ocean, 20 kilometers south of Manna, the capital of
South Bengkulu regency.

The quake was one of the strongest since a massive quake
measuring 7.3 hit the area on June 4, leaving 54 people
dead. (emf)

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