Moderate quake shakes Papua
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Sun, March 22 2009, 10:08 AM
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale had reportedly hit Manokwari, West Papua, early Sunday.
According to the Metereology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) body, kompas.com reported, the epicentrum was registered on land, at 139 km west of Manokwari or 177 km east of Sorong.
The depths of the epicentrum was registered at a depth of 10 km.
No injuries or casualties have so far been reported. (amr)
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