Earthquake jolts N. Maluku
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Archipelago | Wed, January 18 2012, 12:38 PM
A 5.4-mangnitude earthquake jolted South Halmahera regency, North Maluku, on Wednesday at 8:19 a.m. local time (6:19 a.m. Jakarta time).
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the earthquake’s epicenter was located 131 kilometers southwest of South Halmahera at a depth of 10 kilometers.
There have been no reports of casualties. (iwa/mtq)