Palu shaken by tremors

Palu shaken by tremors

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Palu was shaken by a series of tremors yesterday, Antara said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The first quake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, was recorded at around 11.15 a.m, according to the Meteorology and Geophysics agency in Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi.

There were at least 13 follow-up tremors after the first one, one of them measuring 5.3 on the scale. The epicenter of the quake was located 25 kilometers below the sea surface at Tomini Bay. (emb)