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Thu, 08/07/2008 - 12:18
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STRONG QUAKE HITS SUMBAWA
Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara, Aug 7 (ANTARA) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted the West Nusa Tenggara town of Sumbawa at around 6 on Thursday morning, the Selaparang Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) reported.
BMG spokesman Catur Minarti said the epicenter of the earthquake was located at some 51 kilometers northeast of Sumbawa at a depth of 17 kilometers under the sea, or at 8.14 degrees southern latitude and 117.16 degrees eastern longitude.
According to Minarti, the quake was also felt in Mataram at II to III Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI), and in Sumbawa town it was III-IV MMI.
But so far there was no immediate report of fatality or damage.
Minarti said the earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami and therefore the local people should stay calm.
Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
BMG spokesman Catur Minarti said the epicenter of the earthquake was located at some 51 kilometers northeast of Sumbawa at a depth of 17 kilometers under the sea, or at 8.14 degrees southern latitude and 117.16 degrees eastern longitude.
According to Minarti, the quake was also felt in Mataram at II to III Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI), and in Sumbawa town it was III-IV MMI.
But so far there was no immediate report of fatality or damage.
Minarti said the earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami and therefore the local people should stay calm.
Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
