Central Sulawesi quake affects 109 people, BNPB says

Jakarta (ANTARA) - At least 109 people from 45 households were affected by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Central Sulawesi on Tuesday, Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said.

The quake injured 32 people, including 24 with minor injuries and eight with serious injuries, BNPB Spokesperson Abdul Muhari said. He added that casualty and damage data were still being verified and updated.

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the earthquake struck on land at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), centered at 1.03 degrees south latitude and 120.24 degrees east longitude.

The epicenter was about 42 km southeast of Palu, 54 km northeast of Sigi, 70 km northwest of Poso and 81 km southeast of Donggala, according to BMKG data.

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Sigi was the hardest-hit area, with 69 people from 24 households affected. The district accounted for 21 minor injuries and all eight serious injuries reported by authorities.

Authorities reported 40 affected residents from 21 households in Poso. In Palu, two people sustained minor injuries, while one resident was injured in Poso and remains under further assessment.

Preliminary assessments showed damage to at least 64 houses, including four homes that suffered minor damage in Poso district.

Other damage included four places of worship, four public facilities, two bridges, two office buildings, one business premises and a collapsed section of the provincial road linking Palu, Sigi and Poso.

BMKG said it had recorded 55 aftershocks near the epicenter as of 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, following the main earthquake.

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Editor: Rahmad Nasution

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