An earthquake measuring 7.3 has struck near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the US Geological Survey has said. The quake struck in the Molucca Sea at 1927 (1127 GMT), some 160km (100 miles) south-east of the city of Manado. Indonesian officials put the quake strength at 6.5 and said it could pose a tsunami risk. A spokesman for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said
there were dangers of a "localised" tsunami, stretching from 100-200km
(60-125 miles) from the epicentre. The Associated Press news agency reported a witness on
Sulawesi as saying that at least three residents were injured by the
quake. The earthquake was centred some 51km (32 miles) under the seabed. Source: BBC
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has updated the bulletin at 12.16 GMT, stating the magnitude at 7.6 on the Richter scale.
Not another one ! Those poor people. That's something we haven't had for awhile. We've got 13 major faults (that are known so far) in the Puget Sound area here in Washington. So we are like California in a way, sitting on an earthquake "powder keg." Linda in Washington state
ReplyDeleteI keep waiting for us to have one. We usually get 'em in dry weather.
ReplyDeletePam
Ty for the info Guido, my daughter isnt' really too far above it all and I sure hope she does not have to worry about a Tsunami.
ReplyDelete:))))))) Doreen