"Strong" aftershocks possible after quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi


  • World
  • Friday, 15 Jan 2021

Members of a search and rescue agency team work to free a person from the rubble after an earthquake, in Mamuju, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia January 15, 2021 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Basarnas Sulbar/via REUTERS

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks could follow a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island early on Friday, the chief of Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics agency (BMKG) said.

Dwikorita Karnawati told a news conference there had been at least 26 aftershocks after two strong quakes had rocked the area since Thursday afternoon.

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