Published on 12:00 AM, May 22, 2008

Moderate tremor recorded near Sumatra

A moderate tremor with a magnitude of 5.6 on Richter scale was recorded near Bengkula of Sumatra, Indonesia yesterday, according to a met office message.
The seismic observatory of the met office at Agargaon in the city recorded the quake 3212 km south-southeast it at 11 hours 07 minutes 59 seconds, the message added.