JAKARTA, Feb 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province last night, but did not trigger damages or casualties, officials said.
The quake has no potential to cause tsunami, Alfath Abubakar, an official at the meteorology and geophysics agency, said, over the phone.
The agency earlier reported that, the quake was at 6.5-magnitude before revising it down to 6.4, he said.
The quake hit at 7:52 p.m. Jakarta time (1252 GMT), with the epicentre at 80 km south-west of Enggano Island, and a depth of 10 km under the seabed, Abubakar said.
The intensity of the quake was felt at II to III MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity), on the island and II MMI in Bengkulu city and Kepahiang district, the official said.
On Enggano Island, the hardest-hit area, the jolts did not cause panic among residents, nor did it cause damages or casualties, said Welson Hendri, head of emergency unit of disaster management agency, in North Bengkulu district, where the island is located.
“I have called the head of the sub-district of Enggano, there were no buildings damaged or people injured. The situation was calm,” he said.– NNN-ANTARA
