Medan (Antara Bali) - An earthquake of 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked the Central Tapanuli capital of Sibolga on Thursday morning but no report of casualty.
The quake struck at 02.08 local time with epicenter 88 kilometers southwest of the city in the Indian Ocean at a depth of 10 kilometers, head of the North Sumatra office of the meteorology office Hendra Suwarta said here on Thursday.
Hendra said the quake would not cause tsunami. (*/DWA/T007)