00:00A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Poso in central Sulawesi Thursday night.
00:06And now many residents are too afraid to return indoors.
00:09The quake hit just after 8 p.m. local time.
00:12Its epicenter struck inland and shallow, only 10 kilometers deep.
00:17Experts say it was caused by the active Poso Fault Zone,
00:20a strike-slip event that shook communities without warning.
00:24Tremors were intense.
00:25In Poso, Colonodale, and Mankutana, the shaking was strong enough to rattle most homes.
00:31Even cities farther away like Palu and Taraja felt the ground move.
00:35By 8.40 p.m., 11 aftershocks had already been recorded,
00:39some as strong as magnitude 5.5.
00:42No tsunami threat was issued.
00:44And fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far.
00:48But the fear remains.
00:49Villagers in Tequilo and Tindoli reported damaged homes.
00:53And with power outages and broken communication lines,
00:56many are choosing to stay outdoors,
00:58bracing for what might come next.
01:00Authorities are urging people to stay calm
01:03and to share only verified updates.
01:05For now, central Sulawesi holds its breath,
01:08hoping the worst is over.
01:10We'll see just a few minutes here.
01:11First of all, we had a clear warning of the victims.
01:13We had a clear warning of our victims.
01:16This second Thursday report may be by Handsome so far.
01:17We you can see that.
01:18Federalactors are contradictions of the victims.
01:19Below is one of those victims that cut off from the victims.
01:21We have a clear warning of the victims.
01:23This is the time of the victims here.
01:24The people who aren't taking the victims.
01:25And they are чистosa from the victims.
01:27We have a clear warning of the victims.
01:29This is the time of the victims.
01:31We have to take them to delay them.
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