Residents return home after quake

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Thousands of Kendari residents who sought refuge following a major earthquake on Saturday began returning to their homes on Sunday.

The residents began returning to their homes after government officials assured them the earthquake had not triggered a tsunami such as the one in Aceh.

The earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, hit at 8:04 a.m. on Saturday, with the epicenter some 71 miles southwest of the town of Bau-bau, Southeast Sulawesi, and at least 33 kilometers beneath the sea. -- Antara