6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Bengkulu province, injuries and destruction reported
"The shakes of the quake were felt strongly by the residents in Bengkulu City," Reza Afriyanto, secretary of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency of Bengkulu province, told Xinhua.
About 33 houses and one building were damaged in Bengkulu City, the provincial capital, and several people were injured. However, no casualties have been reported in Bengkulu province so far, local media reported.
The country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency had initially reported the magnitude as 6.3 before revising it downward.
The tremors occurred at 02:52 a.m. Jakarta time Friday (00-32 IST Saturday), with the epicentre located 47 km southwest of Bengkulu City, at a depth of 84 km below the seabed.
No tsunami warning was issued, as the tremors were not expected to generate giant waves.
Indonesia is highly prone to earthquakes due to its location within the seismically active "Pacific Ring of Fire."
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