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Powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia - Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes Palu

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Aug 18, 2012 by NewsLlVE

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 35 miles southeast of Palu on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday rattling crockery as people were breaking the Ramadan fast but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, authorities said.
The quake was originally reported by the USGS as a magnitude of 6.5. The depth was reported at 12.5 miles.
“The quake was felt strongly for 15 seconds in Palu as people were breaking the fast,” said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
The quake has no tsunami potential and no damage is reported, said Subagiyo, an earthquake center official in the capital Jakarta.
The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a destructive tsunami was not generated by the earthquake and that the Japan Meteorological Agency may issue additional information on the quake.

Aug 18, 2012 by EQReporter

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake of 6.6 has rocked a north Indonesian island. No tsunami warning has been issued and there are no immediate reports of damages or casualties.

The U.S. Geological Survey says Saturday’s quake struck 56 kilometers (35 miles) south-east of Palu city on Sulawesi Island at a depth of 20.2 kilometers (12.6 miles). It hit at 17:41 local time (0941 GMT).
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because it is in the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.


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