The epicenter of the earthquake which struck at 01.24 p,m. local time was located 22 kilometers northwest of Lebong, Bengkulu, at a depth of 128 kilometers, the agency said in its official website.
"Most residents of Bengkulu city felt the earthquake for a while," Head of the Observation and Information Section of the BMKG Office in Bengkulu Sudiyanto said.
Bengkulu which is located at the meeting point of Indo-Australia and Eurasia active plates is one of the earthquake-prone areas in Indonesia.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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