Two Earthquakes hit Sumatra Island
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Dec 8, 2009, 1:23:22 AM12/8/09
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*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Two Earthquakes hit Sumatra Island*
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 12/08/2009 8:57 AM | National
Two earthquakes, each measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, hit Bengkulu
and North Sumatra provinces on Tuesday morning. There were no damages or
injures reported.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency reported that
earthquake hit North Sumatra at 5:06 a.m., with its epicenter located at
177 kilometers southwest of Gunung Sitoli at 12 kilometers beneath the
surface.
The other quake hit at 7:11 a.m., with the epicenter located at 21
kilometers northwest of Bintuhan in Bengkulu, at 17 kilometers beneath
the surface.
Earlier this year, a number of aftershocks have hit Bengkulu, which is
one the country�s most vulnerable provinces to earthquakes. The latest
powerful quake rattled Bengkulu on Sept. 12, 2007, killing nearly 90 people.
Two Earthquakes hit Sumatra Island*
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 12/08/2009 8:57 AM | National
Two earthquakes, each measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, hit Bengkulu
and North Sumatra provinces on Tuesday morning. There were no damages or
injures reported.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency reported that
earthquake hit North Sumatra at 5:06 a.m., with its epicenter located at
177 kilometers southwest of Gunung Sitoli at 12 kilometers beneath the
surface.
The other quake hit at 7:11 a.m., with the epicenter located at 21
kilometers northwest of Bintuhan in Bengkulu, at 17 kilometers beneath
the surface.
Earlier this year, a number of aftershocks have hit Bengkulu, which is
one the country�s most vulnerable provinces to earthquakes. The latest
powerful quake rattled Bengkulu on Sept. 12, 2007, killing nearly 90 people.
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