Earthquake rocks Bengkulu
Mon, March 22 2010 10:28 | 507 Views
The epicenter was located at 3.53 degrees northern latitude and 102.15 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 49 kilometers.
According to Jakarta`s meteorology and geophysics office, the earthquake has no potential to trigger a tsunami.
Its epicenter was 11 kilometers from East Lais, North Bengkulu regency, 597 kilometers from the capital city, Jakarta.
A decade ago, Bengkulu Province was rocked by strong earthquakes measuring 7.3 and 7.9 on the Richter scale, killing a number of people and damaging several thousands of houses.
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