JAKARTA, June 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu on Wednesday (today), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said.
The quake rocked at 11:35 a.m. Jakarta time (0435 GMT), with the epicentre at 28 km southwest of Mukomuko district, and the depth at 24 km under the seabed.
The quake was not potential for a tsunami.
Indonesia is frequently hit by quakes, as it sits on a quake-prone zone in the “Pacific Ring of Fire.”