Quake jolts Sukabumi

Wed, 11 Oct 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SUKABUMI, West Java: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the
Richter scale rocked the West Java town of Sukabumi at 8:59 a.m.
local time on Tuesday. No casualties were reported.

The Jakarta-based Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said
the epicenter of the quake was 21 kilometers north of Sukabumi at
a depth of 33 kilometers, Antara news agency reported.

Sukabumi, which is prone to earthquakes, was rocked by
a strong tremor several months ago. Hundreds of buildings were
destroyed in that incident. (sur)

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