JAKARTA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted Indonesia’s western North Sumatra province early today, but it was not potential for a tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.
The quake rocked at 00:04 a.m. early this morning, Jakarta Time (1704 GMT Monday), with the epicentre at 130 km south-west of Nias Barat district, and the shallow at 16 km under the sea bed.
The intensity of the quake was felt at level III to IV, of Modified Mercalli Intensity, at the district, the province’s Nias Selatan district and Nias Utara district, as well as, Mentawai islands, located in the nearby province of West Sumatra.– NNN-ANTARA
