Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia: USGS - Reuters Africa

(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi of Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake struck 129 km (80 miles) southeast of the city of Palu at a depth of 10 km. It was revised from an originally reported magnitude of 5.8 and depth of 36 km.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

A quake-and-tsunami disaster killed more than 2,000 people on Sulawesi last year.

Reporting by Asia Desk; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Neil Fullick

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March 24, 2019 at 09:01AM