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News / International
15 Jan. 2021 / 18:18
Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds
A powerful earthquake killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi on Friday (January 15), trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami, Reuters reports.
Thousands of frightened residents fled their homes for higher ground when the magnitude 6.2-quake struck 6km north-east of the town of Majene, at a depth of just 10km, shortly before 1.30am.
The quake and aftershocks damaged more than 300 homes and two hotels, as well as flattened a hospital and the office of a regional governor, where the authorities told Reuters several people have been trapped under the rubble.
The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 36km south of Mamuju and that the quake had a relatively shallow depth of 18km.
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