Magnitude-5.2 quake hits Saumlaki, Maluku

Bengkulu (ANTARA News) - A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Saumlaki, Maluku province, at about 14:47 Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB) on Monday. Information from the Meteorology and Geophysics Station in Bengkulu said the temblor`s epicenter was located at 6.85 degrees southern latitude and 130.76 degrees eastern longitude or about 139 km Southwest of Saumlaki, Maluku, at a depth of 69 km below sea level. On June 26, 2008, it was reported that a 5.6 magnitude quake also rocked Saumlaki at the coordinates of 7.03 degrees southern latitude and 131.02 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 69 km below... [read full story]