Jakarta, ID
Tuesday, May 29 2012, 06:27 AM

Archipelago

Earthquake shakes Bengkulu

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An earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitudes jolted Mukomuko, Bengkulu, at 3.55 a.m. on Tuesday, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said.

The epicenter of the quake was 55 kilometers southeast of Mukomuko, Bengkulu, at a depth of 15 kilometers.

The agency assured that the earthquake would not trigger a tsunami.