Earthquake Measuring 6.0 SR Rocked Panyambungan, North Sumatra

Earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale occurred at 18 kilometers Panyambungan, North Sumatra, Saturday, July 24, 2010, and shaking reportedly also felt by residents of Pekanbaru, and the District of Rokan Hilir, Riau.

Climatology Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) ensure that the earthquake occurred at 09:11:24 pm that does not potentially cause a tsunami and centered at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Gempat Center located at 45 km southeast Padangsidempuan, 113 km southeast of Sibolga, North Sumatra, 123 km northwest of Lubuksikaping, West Sumatera, and 1140 km northwest of Jakarta.

According to reports, shaking earthquake measuring 6.0 Richter Scale in Panyambungan, North Sumatera, no damage and casualties of the earthquake impacts for residents and surrounding Panyambungan as well as several regions in North Sumatra.