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Indonesia: West Sulawesi Earthquake, Operation update n° 1; Operation DREF n° MDRID020
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Description of the disaster
On 15 January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Majene district, West Sulawesi Province at around 1:30 am local time. The National Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika or BMKG) reported that there was one foreshock (3.1 M) and six aftershocks, the strongest of which measured magnitude of 4.1.
According to the BNPB, three districts were severely impacted, namely Majene Mamuju and Polewali Mandar districts.
At least 107 people were killed by the quake – 97 in Mamuju and 10 in Majene – while 3 remain missing. More than 15,000 houses were also damaged, with latest reports also showing more than 71,000 people initially displaced, with some sheltering in 335 IDP camps across the province. Overall, 99,827 people (23,248 households) were affected.