Powerful quake hits Sumatra, Indonesia
2008-05-20 17:24:21 GMT 2008-05-21 01:24:21 (Beijing Time) xinhuanet
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JAKARTA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.1 rocked Bengkulu province of Sumatra Island Wednesday morning, the meteorology agency said here.
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