Moderate Quake Hits Bengkulu Province

Bandarlampung, Lampung (Antara) - A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, struck the Mukomuko area, Bengkulu province, here on Saturday at 4.37 West Indonesian Standard Time (WIB), according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The quake was centered at 208 kilometers southwest of Mukomuko at a depth of 51 kilometers below sea level, said officials. (*) Translating and Editing by Amie Fenia Arimbi