5.4-Magnitude Quake Hits West Papua

Bandarlampung, Lampung, Oct 5 (Antara) - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook West Papua province on Sunday night, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The epicenter of the quake which struck at 21.52 western Indonesian time was located 195 km southwest of the provincial capital Manokwari at a depth of 10 km, head of the Kotabumi geophysics station in Lampung province Yuharman said quoting a BMKG report. (*)