00:00A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of Indonesia on Tuesday and was followed by strong aftershocks.
00:07The initial tremor caused strong shaking lasting more than a minute.
00:11No information on damage or casualties was immediately available.
00:15The quake was centered 46 kilometers southeast of Paloo, the capital of the central Sulawesi province,
00:22and according to the U.S. Geological Survey, it struck at a depth of about 10 kilometers.
00:28Indonesia is crossed by several seismic faults, and earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.
00:34In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake near the city of Mamuju on Sulawesi Island
00:40left at least 100 people dead and injured more than 1,000 others.
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