5.3-magnitude quake strikes off central Indonesia, Sulawesi felt most tremors


JAKARTA (Bernama-Xinhua): A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Central Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

According to Xinhua, the earthquake happened at 8.44 am Jakarta time (0144 GMT) with its epicentre located 47 km northeast of Sigi district and a depth of 16 km, the agency said.

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