Quake jolts Mataram

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A three-second earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted the city yesterday morning, Antara reported.

There have been no reports of casualties or damaged buildings. The quake's epicenter was in the Indian Ocean at between 08.46 south latitude and 116.00 east longitude.

The quake was not felt in Denpasar, the capital of neighboring island Bali, according to Damsyik at the local office of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency.

On Oct. 23, a quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Mataram, Denpasar and Waingapu in East Nusa Tenggara. (swe)