Moderate Quake Hits E Nusa Tenggara

Bandarlampung (Antara) - A moderate quake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hits Sumbawa Timur area, East Nusatenggara , here on Wednesday at 00.23 A.M.

According to local Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) the quake is centered at 9.70 southern longitude and 120.35 eastern latitude at the depth of 50 kilometers.

Last Monday (March 25) a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit West Sumbawa district, West Nusa Tenggara province. (*/M038)