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4.7-magnitude quake hit Bengkulu
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 06/23/2009 7:53 AM | National
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Bengkulu, on the western coast of Sumatra at dawn on Tuesday. No damage or injuries were reported.The local Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency reported that the quake's epicenter was located 43 kilometers southeast of the province at 33 kilometer beneath sea level.
Dadang Permana, head of the agency's office in Kepahiyang, Bengkulu, said that small earthquakes have frequently hit the province since a 7.9-magnitude quake shook the northern areas of the province in 2007.
Bengkulu lies adjacent to West Sumtra, close to the intersection of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
“The 2007 earthquake triggered other plates at to move to reach new balance,” he said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com. (dre)
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