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W SUMATRA ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKES TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
Bengkulu, Nov 11 (ANTARA) - West Sumatra was on Tuesday and Wednesday rocked by two earthquakes measuring 4.9 and 5.0 respectively on the Richter scale.
The earthquake on Wednesday occurred at 10:14 a.m. local time with its epicenter located at 1.54 degrees southern latitude and 99.44 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 15 km under the sea level, or some 69 km southeast of Siberut Mentawai in West Sumatra.
At 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the province was also jolted by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the earthquake was felt strongly by people in Padang city and Pariaman district.
It said the epicenter of Tuesday`s temblor was located 1.29 degrees souther latitude and 99.39 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 98 km under the sea level, or some 74 km northeast of Siberut Mentawai.
The temblor was registered at II-III on the MMI in Padang city and II MMI in Pariaman district.
Earlier, at 9:49 a.m. local time on the same day, a stronger earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Banda Aceh and its environs.
The quake`s epicenter was located at 7.91 degrees northern latitude, and 9.48 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 km below sea level in waters near Nicobar island, India, according to Parsih, a staff member of the Mata Ie meteorology, climatology and geophysics station.
The temblor was felt particularly by people staying in high-rise buildings.
Indonesia`s 17,000 islands are scattered along a belt of volcanic and seismic activity known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire," making the archipelago one of the most quake-prone regions on the planet.
A day earlier on Monday at dawn, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that rattled Bima town, West Nusa Tenggara province, injured 88 people.
Six of the injured sustained bone fractures, the head of the health ministry`s crisis control center, Dr Rustam S Pakaya, said in a short message service (SMS) text sent to ANTARA.
He said the quake also killed one person, identified as Siti Aisyah. The 70-year-old woman died after receiving intensive medical treatment for seven hours at a local general hospital.
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The earthquake on Wednesday occurred at 10:14 a.m. local time with its epicenter located at 1.54 degrees southern latitude and 99.44 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 15 km under the sea level, or some 69 km southeast of Siberut Mentawai in West Sumatra.
At 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the province was also jolted by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the earthquake was felt strongly by people in Padang city and Pariaman district.
It said the epicenter of Tuesday`s temblor was located 1.29 degrees souther latitude and 99.39 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 98 km under the sea level, or some 74 km northeast of Siberut Mentawai.
The temblor was registered at II-III on the MMI in Padang city and II MMI in Pariaman district.
Earlier, at 9:49 a.m. local time on the same day, a stronger earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Banda Aceh and its environs.
The quake`s epicenter was located at 7.91 degrees northern latitude, and 9.48 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 km below sea level in waters near Nicobar island, India, according to Parsih, a staff member of the Mata Ie meteorology, climatology and geophysics station.
The temblor was felt particularly by people staying in high-rise buildings.
Indonesia`s 17,000 islands are scattered along a belt of volcanic and seismic activity known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire," making the archipelago one of the most quake-prone regions on the planet.
A day earlier on Monday at dawn, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that rattled Bima town, West Nusa Tenggara province, injured 88 people.
Six of the injured sustained bone fractures, the head of the health ministry`s crisis control center, Dr Rustam S Pakaya, said in a short message service (SMS) text sent to ANTARA.
He said the quake also killed one person, identified as Siti Aisyah. The 70-year-old woman died after receiving intensive medical treatment for seven hours at a local general hospital.
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