Quake rocks Ternate again

TERNATE, Maluku: The tiny Ternate isle off of Halmahera was rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale on Tuesday. There were no reports of casualties.

Ternate and the neighboring Halmahera island were hit by a devastating earthquake early this year leaving at least two people dead and thousands of people homeless.

Ternate's Geophysics Station Chief Ariyo Fauzi said that the epicenter of the quake was in the Maluku Sea about 130 km southwest of Ternate, the Antara news agency reported.

He said it was felt on the island but there appeared to be no structural damage. (emb)