A tectonic quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast Ujungkulon in Banten Province at about 7:16 p.m local time on Sunday, ANTARA quoted Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) in Kota Bumi, North Lampung as saying. The epicenter of the trembler was located 8.15 degrees south latitude and 105.54 degrees east longitude, about 150 km southeast of Ujungkulon in a depth of 10 km in the sea. In the meantime, another earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale rocked Bengkulu, Sumatra Island, on Sunday at 11.36 a.m local time. The epicenter located 33.75 degrees southern latitude and 101.78 degrees eastern longitude in a depth of 10 km, and 38 km southwest of Lais subdistrict, Bengkulu district, M Sujud of the Bengkulu meteorology and geophysics agency said. Bengkulu was hit by a powerful quake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale on September 12, 2007, which killed 15 people, injuring tens of others and destroying about 53,000 houses. On Saturday (Feb 23), a tectonic earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale also shook the northwestern part of Muko-Muko district, Bengkulu, on Saturday (Feb 23) at 2.17 p.m The epicenter was located 2.48 degrees southern latitude and 99,89 degrees eastern longitude, 137 km northwest of Muko-Muko. However, the quake's epicenter located at a depth of 29 km, the meteorology and geophysics office in Kota Bumi said. On Friday (Feb 22), a magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake also rocked Bengkulu province but there was no immediate report of casualties or material loss. The temblor which struck at 6.55 a.m local time was centered 194 km southwest of Muko Muko town in Bengkulu in a depth of 27 km. In the last three days, tremblers often hit Bengkulu province and surrounding areas, Sujud SP of the Bengkulu meteorology and geophysics office, said.
