Strong earthquake shakes Palu

Strong earthquake shakes Palu

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A strong earthquake measuring 5.0 on
the Richter scale shook the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu on
Saturday but there were no reports of casualties, officials and
police said.

The temblor struck at 10.41 a.m. local time with its epicenter
61 kilometers off the northeast coast of the city, said a member
of staff at the local office of the Meteorological and Geophysics
Agency (BMG).

The quake originated 117 kilometers below sea level and was
mostly felt by residents around the city.

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale also shook
North Maluku last week, killing two and damaging hundreds of
houses in Bere-bere district, Morotai Island. --Antara