Quake rocks Manokwari

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the open- ended Richter scale jolted Manokwari district in Irian Jaya early yesterday.

A spokesman for the provincial meteorological and geophysical office, Margiono, was quoted by Antara as saying that the tremors were felt at about 3:54 a.m. local time.

The quake's epicenter was traced to 50 kms east of Manokwari, about 12km beneath the earth's surface. Reports on casualties and damage have yet to be released.