Rabu, 12 Maret 2008

Bengkulu affected by earthquake

Bengkulu was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale today (12 / 3) to 06.45 (West Indonesia Time).

According to the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), the epicentre of the earthquake was 118 kilometers southwest of Mukomuko, Bengkulu.

The exact location was 3.5 south latitude and 100.7 east longitude.

BMG said that the earthquake, which was 13 km below the sea, was not the possibility of a tsunami.

from tempointeraktif.com