Magnitude 6.3 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA

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Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000c2hh.php

Magnitude 6.3 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA
2012 August 18 09:41:54 UTC


Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time

Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 09:41:54 UTC
Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 05:41:54 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 1.343?S, 120.103?E
Depth 19.9 km (12.4 miles)
Region SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances 56 km (34 miles) SSE of Palu, Indonesia
72 km (44 miles) W of Poso, Indonesia
180 km (111 miles) N of Rantepao, Indonesia
199 km (123 miles) NE of Mamuju, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.6 km (7.2 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters NST=299, Nph=304, Dmin=299.4 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Gp= 14?,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=C
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc000c2hh

 

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Re: Magnitude 6.3 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Source: http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/14589225/6-3-magnitude-quake-hits-indonesias-sulawesi/

6.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi
AFP August 18, 2012, 11:03 pm

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) - A powerful 6.3-magnitude quake shook Indonesia's central Sulawesi province on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.

The quake struck on land 56 kilometres (35 miles) southeast of the city of Palu at around 5:40 pm (0940 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres.

Residents near the epicentre in central Sulawesi districts of Parigi Moutong and Sigi reported around 15 seconds of violent shaking, with panicked residents running from their homes...

 

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Re: Magnitude 6.3 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Indonesia
Earthquake victims in Palu remain beyond reach
Report
20 Aug 2012
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Jakarta Post

Limited road access to earthquake victims in the district of Lindu in Central Sulawesi?s Sigi regency, has disrupted the delivery of medicine and relief supplies to the area, which was jolted by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake last Saturday, the local health agency said.
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Dozens of villages in Lindu district bore the brunt of the destruction, because of their close proximity to the earthquake?s epicenter near a local lake. The villages, located within the Lore Lindu National Park, are relatively isolated from the outside world.

Due to the area?s designation as a national park, the government is forbidden from constructing roads to provide access to the area. To reach the villages, one has to either walk for around six hours, or ride a motorcycle for around three hours. The area also has limited with telecommunication access, according to Abdullah
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According to the latest data from the Central Sulawesi Disaster Mitigation Agency, the earthquake has killed six people and damaged 1,097 houses, seven places of worship, three schools and one government office. Dozens of people suffered minor injuries during the earthquake.

More...
http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/earthquake-victims-palu-remain-beyond-reach