Quakes Jolts Indonesia's Bengkulu and Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Bengkulu early Wednesday morning awakening the people who were sleeping soundly to scramble out of their houses in panic.Local Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the epicenter of the temblor was located at 4,44 degrees southern latitude and 102.09 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 23 km, or about 74 km southwest of Bengkulu, Indonesia''s News Agency (Antara) reported.Another moderate earthquake measuring 5. 2 on the Richter scale rocked eastern Indonesia of North Maluku province last night, the country''s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The tremor was centered at 80 kilometers southwest of the city of Labuha and at depth of10 kilometers under seabed.The agency did not release a tsunami warning.