July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake

July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake

earthquake
title= July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake
date= 23 July, 2006


magnitude = 6.1 Mwcite news
url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usqmaf.php#details
date = 2006-07-23
title = Magnitude 6.1 - SULAWESI, INDONESIA
accessdate = 2006-07-24
publisher = USGS
]
countries affected = Indonesia
casualties = None reported

The July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake was a magnitude 6.1 cite news
url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060723163449&irec=0
date = 2006-07-23
title = A 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Gorontalo
accessdate = 2006-07-24
publisher = Jakarta Post
] cite news
url=http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=124084
date = 2006-07-23
title = Indonesian island rocked
accessdate = 2006-07-24
publisher = The Statesman
] earthquake in the Sulawesi region of Indonesia. It occurred on July 23, 2006, at 08:22 UTC (16:22 local time). Seismologists have placed the epicentre at coord|0.415|S|123.177|E, and its hypocenter at a depth of 86.2 km. This is 1575 km NNW from Darwin, Australia and 1935 km ENE of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. It was felt across parts of Sulawasi, but there have been no reports of damage or injuries.

Hundreds of people reportedly fled to higher ground in the coastal town of Luwuk after the quake struck, fearing a Tsunami.

ee also

* 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
* 2005 Sumatra earthquake
* May 2006 Java earthquake
* Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
* List of Indonesian earthquakes

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