Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) — Two earthquakes, of magnitude 5.2 and 5.7 on the Richter scale, rocked southern Sumatra at 10.26pm and 10.45pm respectively Saturday.

A Meteorological Department statement said the epicentre of the first quake was 184km southwest of Bengkulu and 746km southwest of Johor Baharu while that of the second was 164km southeast of Padang and 399km southwest of Johor Baharu.

Based on their location and magnitude, the quakes were not expected to generate tsunamis, the statement said.