Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia, official says
Reuters August 17, 2025 04:00 PM
Synopsis

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The incident occurred early Sunday. Many people sustained injuries. Twenty-nine individuals were hurt. Two are in critical condition. The quake's depth was 10 km. Poso Regency experienced the shaking. Nearby areas also felt the tremors. No deaths have been reported so far. Indonesia is located in a seismically active zone.

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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.

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.

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