6.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia
Published: 16/10/2009 05:00
| A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck off the western part of Java in Indonesia on Friday, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
The shake was felt in Jakarta, triggering panic among people working in high buildings. The intensity of the quake was felt at 4 to 5 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) in Ujung Kulon, 2 to 3 in Jakarta and 3 to 4 at Sukabumi of West Java province, he said. A tear rolls down the face of a weeping boy as he lies inside a makeshift tent erected outside the partially earthquake destroyed M Djamil hospital in Padang, Indonesia’s West Sumatra province Oct. 3, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters, File Photo) Triyono said only earthquakes measured more than 7.0 magnitude may cause tsunami. Indonesia, with a population of 230 million, sits on a quake-prone zone called the Pacific Ring of Fire, where two continental plates, stretching from Western hemisphere to Japan, meet that causes frequent and seismic and volcanic movements. VietNamNet/Xinhuanet |
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