4.0-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Wakatobi

KENDARI, SE Sulawesi, Aug 18 (Antara)- An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter Scale, jolted Wakatobi District in Southeast Sulawesi Province, on Friday at 8:12 a.m. local time. The quake's epicenter was located at 5.34 degree southern latitude and 123.52 degree eastern longitude, around 3 km southwest of Wanci, Wakatobi, and at a depth of 30 km, Rosa Amelia, head of the Kendari Geophysics office, said here, Friday. The tremor was felt rather strongly by inhabitants of Wanci and Kaledupa sub-district, at II-III MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity). The earthquake did not have potential to trigger a tsunami.