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BENGKULU JOLTED BY 5.6 EARTHQUAKE
Bengkulu, Sept 9 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale rocked Bengkulu and its vicinity at 10:07 on Tuesday morning but there were no immediate reports of casualties and material damage, the local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said.
It said the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 4.04 degrees southern latitude and 103.01 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 10 kilometers below sea level.
The epicenter was also located 51 kilometers northwest of Tebingtinggi in Bengkulu, 64 kilometers northwest of Lahat in South Sumtra, 65 kilometers southeast of Kepahing in Bengkulu, and 84 kilometers southeast of Curup in Bengkulu.
People in Musirawas and Lubuklinggau districts in South Sumatra also felt the magnitude of the earthquake.
Early this month (Sept 2), a tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale also jolted Bengkulu.
The local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said the epicenter of the quake was located between 4.75 degrees southern latitude and 101.10 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 35 kilometers and 167 kilometers northwest of Bengkulu city.
On September 12, 2007, Bengkulu was also jolted by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake, killing 15 people and leaving more than 40 others wounded.
Since then, up to 40 aftershocks measuring 4.5 to 6.9 on the Richter scale were reported by BMG with tremors felt in rome areas.
The earthquake also destroyed 27,834 houses and 19,506 houses in Bengkulu and West Sumatra respectively.
About 28 per cent (7,905 houses) of the 27,834 houses in Bengkulu were considered severely damaged or totally collapsed.
It said the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 4.04 degrees southern latitude and 103.01 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 10 kilometers below sea level.
The epicenter was also located 51 kilometers northwest of Tebingtinggi in Bengkulu, 64 kilometers northwest of Lahat in South Sumtra, 65 kilometers southeast of Kepahing in Bengkulu, and 84 kilometers southeast of Curup in Bengkulu.
People in Musirawas and Lubuklinggau districts in South Sumatra also felt the magnitude of the earthquake.
Early this month (Sept 2), a tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale also jolted Bengkulu.
The local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said the epicenter of the quake was located between 4.75 degrees southern latitude and 101.10 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 35 kilometers and 167 kilometers northwest of Bengkulu city.
On September 12, 2007, Bengkulu was also jolted by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake, killing 15 people and leaving more than 40 others wounded.
Since then, up to 40 aftershocks measuring 4.5 to 6.9 on the Richter scale were reported by BMG with tremors felt in rome areas.
The earthquake also destroyed 27,834 houses and 19,506 houses in Bengkulu and West Sumatra respectively.
About 28 per cent (7,905 houses) of the 27,834 houses in Bengkulu were considered severely damaged or totally collapsed.
