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Shallow 5.1-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia’s
Sulawesi, Nov 5 (AFP) A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.The quake struck 11 kilometres (seven miles) east of Mamasa in wes
Sulawesi, Nov 5 (AFP) A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake struck 11 kilometres (seven miles) east of Mamasa in west Sulawesi at 2:35 am (18:35 GMT), according to USGS.
No tsunami warning was issued.
It comes after a 7.5-magnitude quake and a subsequent tsunami razed swathes of the city of Palu on Sulawesi island on September 28.
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The disaster killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than 220,000.
Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide and many of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. (AFP) SCY SCY
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