Staff writer News Corp Australia NetworkApril 13, am This handout picture taken on February 28, and released by Save the Children shows an area in Palu, central Sulawesi severely damaged during a magnitude 7. Source:AFP A strong 6. Motorists are stuck in traffic as people rush to the higher ground following an earthquake in Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The US Geological Survey said the quake, which was centered at a depth of 17 kilometers, had a magnitude of 6. Pray for sulawesi pic. The quake was felt strongly in the nickel mining region of Morowali. Video footage from Luwuk city showed scared residents - some carrying children - running from their homes and racing to higher ground on motorcycles.
The USGS warned that considerable damage was possible in poorly built or badly designed structures. But it was not immediately clear how much damage was caused by the quake or if there were any casualties.
Indonesian residents rushing for higher ground fearing a tsunami after a strong 6. Picture: AFPSource:AFP Hapsah Abdul Madjid, who lives in Luwuk city in Banggai district, Central Sulawesi, where the tremor was felt strongly, said people fled to higher ground and the electricity was cut, adding that residents panicked as fears soared over an imminent tsunami. The tremor off the eastern coast of Sulawesi is on the other side of the island from disaster-hit Palu, where residents still felt the quake despite being hundreds of kilometres away.
Vale, with a nickel smelter, and Donggi-Senoro, with an LNG plant, said operations were running as normal. No tsunami threat to Australia from mag.
