Sunday, November 6, 2011

Moderate quake hits Indonesia's West Java

Moderate quake hits Indonesia's West Java

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Merak area of West Java province, Indonesia, at 11:41 a.m. local time (0441 GMT) on Sunday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said here.

The tremor was centered at 70 kilometers southeast of Merak and at a depth of 159 kilometers under sea bed.

The agency did not release a tsunami warning.

Editor: Yang Lina

English.news.cn   2011-11-06 13:19:50 FeedbackPrintRSS
JAKARTA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua)

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