▲ A man speaks on his mobile phone near a building damaged by an earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on June 16 (local time).
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck near Palu on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, at approximately 11:30 a.m. local time on June 16, leaving eight people injured.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, with its epicenter located 43 km southeast of Palu, a city with a population of approximately 390,000.
The Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency stated that eight people were injured in the region due to the quake, with two of them suffering serious injuries.
Walls and roofs of some buildings collapsed, and patients at a hospital were evacuated outside.
The initial earthquake lasted for about 4 to 6 seconds, followed by more than 10 aftershocks, with the largest reaching a magnitude of 5.2.
As the earthquake occurred in a mountainous inland area of the island, no tsunami warning was issued.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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