A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at the least seven folks, injured tons of and broken many buildings on Friday, the nation’s catastrophe mitigation company mentioned, as panicked residents fled to safer areas.
The epicenter of the quake was six kilometers northeast of Majene metropolis at a depth of 10 kilometers.
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Initial info from the nation’s catastrophe mitigation company confirmed that 4 folks had died and 637 others have been injured in Majene, whereas there have been three extra fatalities and two dozen injured within the neighboring space of Mamuju.
Thousands had fled their properties to hunt security when the quake hit simply after 1 am native time on Friday morning, damaging at the least 60 properties, the company mentioned.
The quake was felt strongly for about seven seconds however didn’t set off a tsunami warning.
Videos on social media confirmed residents fleeing to larger floor on bikes, and a baby trapped underneath the rubble as folks tried to take away particles with their naked arms.
Some buildings have been badly broken, together with two motels, the workplace of the governor of West Sulawesi and a mall, Sudirman Samual, a journalist primarily based in Mamuju, north of the epicenter, instructed Reuters.
At least one route into Mamuju had been lower off, he mentioned, because of injury to a bridge.
Hours earlier on Thursday, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the identical district damaging a number of homes.
Indonesia’s catastrophe company mentioned a sequence of quakes prior to now 24 hours had precipitated at the least three landslides, and the electrical energy provide had been lower.
Straddling the so-called Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, Indonesia, a nation of excessive tectonic exercise, is commonly hit by earthquakes.
In 2018, a devastating 6.2-magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami struck town of Palu, in Sulawesi, killing 1000’s of individuals.
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Last Update: Friday, 15 January 2021 KSA 05:43 – GMT 02:43
