The Jakarta Post, 1/22/2007 12:34:57 PM
Strong earthquake also hits Papua
JAKARTA (JP): The 6-magnitude earthquake rattled Papua Island Monday, the
Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) says in its Web site.
The quake occurred at 11.33 a.m. was centered some 64 kilometer-deep under the
sea or some 115 kilometers southeast of Biak town on the island.
There is no immediate reports of damage and tsunami after the tremor.
Meanwhile, another tremor measuring 5.5 Richter Scale hit North Sulawesi capital of
Manado Monday after the city was hit stronger quake Sunday, panicking residents
and damaged a number of buildings.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its
location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines
encircling the Pacific Basin.
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, killed more than
131,000 people in Indonesia's Aceh province alone and left half a million homeless.
(BBN)
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