Friday, September 3, 2010

earthquake - 6.0 Richter scale - the west coast of Bengkulu on Sumatra Island

An earthquake measuring 6.0 Richter scale earth shake up the west coast of Bengkulu on Sumatra Island, Saturday (4/9/12010). Large earthquakes often occur in the region previously.
Climatology Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) notes that the earthquake occurred at 00:06:49 am in a position 3.76 LS - 101.81 BT.
Traced the epicenter at a depth of 28 km at 36 km southwest direction-Lais Lais, Bengkulu, Padang, 46 km southwest of Bengkulu Betuahm or 50 km from the capital of the province.
Although showing a high scale, BMKG recorded no tsunami potential.

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