Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Sulawesi


This image from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows a tremblor gauged on a seismograph on Dec 22, 2003, described as a major earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which shook central and southern California. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Sulawesi on Monday (Feb 27), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 12km (7.46 miles), EMSC said.

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