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Indonesia: Earthquake jolts eastern Sulawesi island
Jakarta, 29 October (AKI/Jakarta Post) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Thursday jolted the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The quake rocked Bitung in North Sulawesi but did not trigger a tsunami. It was the latest in a series of tremors to hit the island this month.
Indonesia's Geophysics, Climatology and Meteorology Agency reported that the quake occurred at 12:29 pm local time.
The epicenter of the quake was 129 kilometers southeast of Bitung and 30 kilometers below sea level.
The strongest of the earthquakes to hit Sulawesi this month measured 6.1 on the Richter scale. It struck at a depth of six miles and had its epicentre about 135 miles north-northeast of the town of Baubau.
A magnitude 7.6 struck off West Sumatra in Indonesia on 30 September, killing more than 1,100 people and leaving around 90,000 homeless.
Indonesia's Geophysics, Climatology and Meteorology Agency reported that the quake occurred at 12:29 pm local time.
The epicenter of the quake was 129 kilometers southeast of Bitung and 30 kilometers below sea level.
The strongest of the earthquakes to hit Sulawesi this month measured 6.1 on the Richter scale. It struck at a depth of six miles and had its epicentre about 135 miles north-northeast of the town of Baubau.
A magnitude 7.6 struck off West Sumatra in Indonesia on 30 September, killing more than 1,100 people and leaving around 90,000 homeless.
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