Quake Jolts Bengkulu

Sabtu, 11 Februari 2012 | 13:22 WIB

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BENGKULU, KOMPAS.com - An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Bengkulu province on Sunday. The quake which struck at 04.56 p.m. was centered 116 km southwest of Lais in North Bengkulu at a depth of 20 km, spokesman for the Kapahiang meteorology, climatology and geophysics office Dayat said.

The quake was felt by people living in Bengkulu town, he said. A few days ago a magnitude 5.5 quake shook the province with its epicenter located 64 km northwest of Bintuhan, Bengkulu, at a depth of 26 km.

The province was rocked by a powerful quake with a magnitude of 7.9 in 2007 when tens of people perished and thousands of houses were destroyed.

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