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Strong 6.0-magnitude Earthquake hits Sumatra, Indonesia
2011-08-04 09:11:16
JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- An undersea earthquake measuring 6.0
on the Richter scale struck off Sumatra Island earlier Thursday,
but no tsunami threat was reported, the Meteorology and Geophysics
Agency reported here.
The quake jolted at 07:16 a.m. Jakarta time (0016 GMT) with the
epicenter at 37 km southwest Mukomuko of Bengkulu province of
Sumatra and with a depth at 28 km under sea bed, an official of
the agency told Xinhua by phone.
The intensity of the quake was felt by 4 to 4 MMI (Modified
Mercally Intensity) in Mukomuko, 3 MMI in Bengkulu city, the
capital of Bengkulu province and Padang Pariaman of West Sumatra
province and Jambi province, he said.
The USGS reported earlier on its website that the quake was
measured at 5.8 magnitude.