Updated : January 21, 2021 07:37 PM IST
According to European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the quake occurred in the sea at a depth of 122 km. share
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted the Talaud Islands in Indonesia on Thursday, reports said. According to European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), The Independent reported, the quake occurred in the sea at a depth of 122 km.
The EMSC had earlier said that quake was measured at 7.2 on the Richter scale. A witness was quoted as saying, [The quake was] lengthy, shaking and gradually intensifying.
There were no reports of loss of life so far.
Just a few days back, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck West Sulawesi, Indonesia killing 96 people and displacing over 70,000.
Indonesian teams find more bodies after earthquake, death toll rises to 56
Indonesian teams find more bodies after earthquake, death toll rises to 56
The death toll rose to 56 after a strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides.
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Indonesian rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings (AP)
Indonesian rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake, raising the death toll to 56 on Sunday, while military engineers managed to reopen ruptured roads to clear access for relief goods.
More heavy equipment reached the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the quake hit Friday night, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency s spokesperson.
At least 42 dead as 6.2 earthquake topples homes, buildings in Indonesia
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people.
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Residents inspect earthquake-damaged buildings in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday. (AP Photo)
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people.
More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake, which sent people fleeing their homes in the darkness on Friday. Authorities were still collecting information about the full scale of casualties and damage in the affected areas.