EARTHQUAKE HITS SUKABUMI ON EARLY MONDAY

Jakarta, Oct. 27 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shook Sukabumi, West Java, on Monday at 4.12 am local time, according to the meteorological and geophysics agency (BMG).

The earthquake's epicenter was located at 7.87 degrees southern latitude and 107.23 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 12 km below sea level, around 111k km southeast of Sukabumi, and 13 km southwest of Bandung, West Java.

Monday's earthquake in Sukabumi is the second in since the past two weeks when a 4.3 magnitude temblor shook the area on Saturday, October 11, causing a number of residents to rush our of their homes in panic.

Its epicenter was located at 6.99 degrees southern latitude and 106.73 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 km below the land surface, around 22 km southwest of Sukabumi.

The temblor was felt by residents of Cibadak at the third level of MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity), and at II-MMI in Pelabuhan Ratu as well as Sukabumi.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, sits on the Pacific
"Ring of Fire," the edge of a tectonic plate which is prone to seismic
upheaval.