July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake
- July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake
earthquake
title= July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake
date= 23 July, 2006
magnitude = 6.1 Mw[cite 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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