{"id":872692,"date":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/872692\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:07:15","slug":"strong-earthquake-shakes-part-of-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/872692\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong earthquake shakes part of Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

PALU, Indonesia (AP) \u2014 A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia<\/a> \u2019s Sulawesi island Tuesday, killing at least one resident, injuring dozens of people, damaging homes and infrastructure and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami<\/a> eight years ago, officials said.<\/p>\n

The initial quake was centered inland about 43 kilometers (27 miles) east-southeast of Palu, and the U.S. Geological Survey said it was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep. <\/p>\n

The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province. Several hospitals evacuated patients, some with IV drips, outdoors as a safety measure. <\/p>\n

Four regencies close to the epicenter \u2014 with a combined population of 1.3 million \u2014 have yet to be fully assessed. A preliminary report said at least 312 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake. Also, one person died, 38 others were reported injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, including 13 with serious injuries in the hardest hit Sigi regency, according to Abdul Muhari, the National Disaster Management Agency\u2019s spokesperson.<\/p>\n

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\n AP AUDIO: 6.7-magnitude earthquake shakes part of Indonesia, causing damage and injuries\n <\/p>\n

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a strong earthquake has shaken Indonesia\u2019s Sulawesi Island, injuring at least 8 people, and followed by strong aftershocks.<\/p>\n

He said the earthquake also caused widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure, including 67 houses, six places of worship, four public facilities, two bridges, two government office buildings and three business sites. A section of a provincial road linking Palu city and its neighboring regencies of Sigi and Poso was cut.<\/p>\n

Indonesia\u2019s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency also recorded that at least 71 aftershocks continued throughout the day, raising concerns among residents shaken by memories of a devastating 2018 earthquake and tsunami in the region. The aftershocks prompted residents to flee buildings and gather in open areas.<\/p>\n

People also moved away from coastal areas as a precaution in case the quake set off a tsunami. The agency said there was no danger of a tsunami but warned aftershocks could continue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe earthquake shaking was extremely strong,\u201d Palu resident Muhtar Ahmad said. \u201cWe are still traumatized by the previous earthquake, so we chose to remain outside because we are afraid that aftershocks may continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Images from the area showed heavily damaged structures with partially collapsed roofs, shattered walls and debris scattered across the streets. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have evacuated all guests from the hotel, including several guests who remained in their rooms,\u201d said Effendi Natali, a general manager of a four-star hotel in Palu. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey all panicked, which is a natural reaction during an earthquake, but everyone is safe,\u201d Natali said, adding that the hotel sustained only minor damage.<\/p>\n

Many Sulawesi residents are haunted by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake<\/a> that devastated Palu in 2018, setting off a 3-meter (10-foot) high tsunami<\/a> and a phenomenon called liquefaction in which soil collapses into itself. More than 4,000 people were killed, including many who were buried when whole neighborhoods were swallowed in the falling ground.<\/p>\n

In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake near the city of Mamuju<\/a> on Sulawesi island left at least 100 people dead, with thousands sleeping outdoors for days out of fear of aftershocks.<\/p>\n

Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because of its location on the \u201cRing of Fire,\u201d an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.<\/p>\n

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Associated Press journalists Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan in Jakarta contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PALU, Indonesia (AP) \u2014 A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia \u2019s Sulawesi island Tuesday, killing…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":872693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[354922,13214,12635,57,9996,50,159,103,107],"class_list":["post-872692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-abdul-muhari","tag-asia-pacific","tag-earthquakes","tag-general-news","tag-indonesia","tag-news","tag-science","tag-world","tag-world-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116763482603075741","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}