6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia, Raising Tsunami and Safety Concerns
JAKARTA — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Indonesia on Tuesday, triggering strong aftershocks and prompting hospitals to evacuate patients in the city of Palu as a precaution. A tsunami warning was issued but later lifted.
The initial temblor caused strong shaking lasting more than a minute in Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province. Scattered damage was reported, and hospitals moved patients — some with IV drips — outside to safety.
The quake was centered 46 kilometers east-southeast of Palu, at a depth of about 10 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey. The strongest aftershocks measured 5.2, 5.0, and 4.9 magnitude.
Indonesia lies on several seismic fault lines and experiences frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 quake near Mamuju on Sulawesi island killed at least 100 people. In September 2018, a 7.5 magnitude quake and a 3‑meter tsunami killed more than 4,000 people in Palu and surrounding areas.
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