Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes off Sulawesi island, residents flee buildings

Residents in Indonesia’s Sulawesi fled buildings after a strong magnitude 7 earthquake jolted the island.

Jakarta ,UPDATED: Jan 18, 2023 13:23 IST

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By Reuters: A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Wednesday, prompting panicked residents in some cities nearest to the epicentre to flee buildings.

Indonesia’s geophysics company mentioned, nonetheless, there was no threat of a tsunami and the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in a bulletin additionally known as off an earlier warning of tsunami threat.

The geophysics company mentioned the quake’s epicentre was at a depth of 64 kilometres (39.77 miles) and 141 km southeast of the city of Melonguane, and reported 10 aftershocks.

“My home was shaking,” Ica, 35, a Melonguane resident mentioned by phone.

A resident in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, additionally mentioned by phone that the quake was felt very strongly for a number of seconds and folks have been seen operating out of buildings earlier than later returning.

North Sulawesi’s police mentioned there haven’t been any instant reviews of injury or casualties.

The quake was additionally felt within the Maluku islands, the native catastrophe company added.

The Philippines seismology company additionally mentioned the quake was felt in southern areas of the nation and warned of a threat of injury and aftershocks.

Indonesia rests atop the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, making it one of the seismically lively areas on this planet, experiencing frequent earthquakes.

A magnitude 6 earthquake additionally struck southwest of Manado earlier on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre mentioned.

Last week, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands, prompting panic although solely restricted injury.

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Jan 18, 2023