A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday, causing scattered damage and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami eight years ago.The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Sulawesi" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="87981" data-entity-type="location">Central Sulawesi province. Several hospitals evacuated patients, some with IV drips, outdoors as a safety measure.Images from the area showed heavily damaged structures with partially collapsed roofs, shattered walls and debris scattered across the streets.
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Panicked residents flee as ‘extremely strong’ earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday, causing scattered damage. The strong shaking prompted residents in and around Palu, the provincial capital, to flee into open areas.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-16 · 08:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday, causing scattered damage. The strong shaking prompted residents in and around Palu, the provincial capital, to flee into open areas. Several hospitals evacuated patients outdoors as a safety precaution, with some patients still on IV drips. Images depicted damaged structures with collapsed roofs, shattered walls, and debris in the streets. This event occurred in a region that experienced a devastating earthquake and tsunami eight years prior.
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Images showed heavily damaged structures with partially collapsed roofs and shattered walls.
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Several hospitals evacuated patients outdoors as a safety measure.
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The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu.
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The earthquake caused scattered damage and rattled residents.
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A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday.
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