One dead, dozens injured after Indonesian quake
- One person died in the Sigi region, the disaster agency said late on Tuesday, without providing further details. It said 38 people were injured
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed one person and injured dozens, causing significant damage to infrastructure and homes, but no tsunami.
- Impact of the 6.7-magnitude earthquake on Sulawesi.
- Damage to infrastructure and homes in affected regions.
- Indonesia's vulnerability to seismic activity.
JAKARTA: One person died and dozens were injured after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday, the disaster mitigation agency said.
Here are the details:
The quake struck on Tuesday morning, with the epicentre recorded about 42 km (26 miles) to the southeast of the town of Palu at a depth of 10 km, Indonesia’s geophysics agency BMKG said.
One person died in the Sigi region, the disaster agency said late on Tuesday, without providing further details. It said 38 people were injured.
There was damage on the road connecting three regions in Central Sulawesi province.
The agency said the quake also damaged places of worship, bridges and offices, as well as 67 homes.
The quake did not trigger a tsunami.
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In 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Palu and its surrounding areas, triggering a tsunami of up to 6 metres (20 feet) and killing thousands, in one of Indonesia’s worst recent disasters.
Prone to earthquakes, Indonesia is a tectonically complex part of the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, a seismically active belt of volcanoes stretching from South America to the Russian Far East.