A moderate earthquake with magnitude of 5.5 jolted Sumatra Island in western part of Indonesia on Friday, but there were no reports of damages or casualty, Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
The quake occurred at 10:20 a.m. (0320 GMT) with epicenter at 70kilometers southwest of Bengkulu city, the capital of Bengkulu province, and at 10 kilometers in depth, an official of the agency said.
Twenty-three people were killed and thousands of buildings were destructed last month after a 7.9 magnitude quake rocked Bengkulu province.
In 2004, over 170,000 people were dead in Aceh province in northern tip of the island after a tsunami triggered by a powerful quake that devastated coastal areas of the province and others countries in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia is laid at a vulnerable zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire" where two continental plates, stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia, meet, causing frequent volcanic movements.
Source: Xinhua
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