Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia
Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said.
The quake, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), shook the Poso Regency and was felt in the nearby areas. Twenty-nine people were injured, two critically, the agency said in a statement.
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There were no immediate reports of deaths, BNBP added.
Indonesia sits on the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes. Reuters
Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said.
The quake, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), shook the Poso Regency and was felt in the nearby areas. Twenty-nine people were injured, two critically, the agency said in a statement.
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There were no immediate reports of deaths, BNBP added.
Indonesia sits on the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes. Reuters
Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said.
The quake, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), shook the Poso Regency and was felt in the nearby areas. Twenty-nine people were injured, two critically, the agency said in a statement.
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There were no immediate reports of deaths, BNBP added.
Indonesia sits on the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes. Reuters
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Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia
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