Bengkulu, May 23 -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Bengkulu Province on Sumatra Island on Friday early morning, damaging around a hundred homes, according to the provincial authority.

"We record at least 100 houses damaged (by the quake), of which less than half suffered from major damages," Governor Helmi Hasan stated here on Friday.

He confirmed that some residents suffered injuries from the quake, but no casualties were reported.

He remarked that as an initial measure, the Bengkulu authority has provided donations to families whose homes were damaged by the quake, adding that government facilities will be opened for the affected families needing evacuation to safer places.

The governor also pledged to help rebuild homes with sig...