An earthquake measuring 4.6 Richter scale shook the island of Bali. Earthquake felt residents of Denpasar and Kuta.

Based on information from the Meteorological and Geophysical Agency Region III Climatology Bali-Nusra, the quake occurred at 23:33 local time. “The location of the quake was located at 8:43 of magnetic south latitude and 115.32 east longitude,” said Agus Riyanto, Friday (03/11/2011) night.

According to Agus, the location of the earthquake was located at eight kilometers east of Bangli regency. An earthquake with a depth of 179 kilometers is not a potential tsunami.

Although the scale of the quake was not too big, but the tremors could be felt up to Denpasar and Kuta Badung regency. “From the data and based on reports entering many people in Denpasar and Kuta, which felt a vibration earthquakes,” Agus said.

The quake which lasted only a few seconds, said Agus, not linked or correlation with the previous quake in Sumbawa. “The quake was also not has a direct correlation with the earthquake followed by tsunami in Japan,” he said. (fer-okezone[dot]com)