Mild Earthquakes Jolt Wakatobi And West Sumba

Jakarta, Oct 9 (Antara)- Two mild earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 3.9 on the Richter Scale respectively jolted Wakatobi District in Southeast Sulawesi Province and West Sumba District in East Nusa Tenggara Province, on Sunday.
In Wakatobi, the tremor occurred at 2:15 a.m. local time and its epicenter was located at 5.91 degrees southern latitude and 123.97 degrees eastern longitude, and at a depth of 44 km, Rosa Amelia, head of the Kendari geophysics office, said in Kendari, Sunday.
Its intensity was at III-IV MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) and was felt by many local inhabitants.
"The earthquake did not have potential to trigger a tsunami," she said.
In West Sumba, the tremor happened at 5:26 a.m. local time, and its epicenter was located at 9.49 degrees southern latitude, 114.45 degrees eastern longitude, and at a depth of 77 km, Sumawan, an officer of the Kupang geophysics office, said in Kupang, Sunday.