Strong earthquake hits Southeast Sulawesi

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Fri, 10/16/2009 7:18 AM  |  National

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Southeast Sulawesi early Friday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey has reported.

The quake hit at 2:33 a.m. Friday local time.

It struck at a depth of six miles and had its epicenter about 135 miles north-northeast of Baubau.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck off West Sumatra in Indonesia on Sept. 30 and killed more than 1,100 people and leaving around 90,000 homeless.

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