6.6 magnitude quake strikes Bali, Indonesia
JAKARTA. February 12. KAZINFORM. A shallow quake with magnitude of 6.6 struck waters off Bali Island, a center of Indonesia's tourist industry, on Friday morning, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The U.S. Geological Survey first recorded the quake was at 5.9 magnitude and then revised it down at 5.7 magnitude.
The quake jolted at 1:43 a.m. Jakarta time Friday (1843 GMT Thursday) with epicenter at 210 km southwest Nusadua of Bali at the depth at 10 km under sea bed, an official of the agency Farid Nurahim told Xinhua over phone.
The intensity of the quake was felt at 3 to 4 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) at Karangkates of East Java, 3 MMI at Denpasar and Badung of Bali, and 2 MMI in Yogyakarta, he said; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.news.xinhuanet.com for full version.