M5.1 aftershock jolts Central Sulawesi after M6.7 quake
BMKG placed the aftershock inland, 54 km northwest of Poso, as initial damage from the main quake spread to Palu, Sigi and Parigi Moutong.
A magnitude 5.1 aftershock shook Central Sulawesi on Wednesday (17/6) at 01:29 WIB, a day after the main M6.7 quake southeast of Palu. BMKG said the aftershock's epicenter was on land at coordinates 1.14 S and 120.33 E, about 54 kilometers northwest of Poso Regency, at a depth of 5 kilometers. The quake did not pose a tsunami threat. BMKG said the shaking was part of a series of shallow tectonic aftershocks caused by activity on the Sausu Fault. A day earlier, the main quake at a depth of 10 kilometers was strongly felt in Palu and Sigi, and triggered damage to public facilities in Palu, Sigi and Parigi Moutong, including cracks in Palu III Bridge and collapsed ceilings at several locations.
Sources
Earlier in this story
- Jun 18M6.7 quake shakes Palu, Samaritan Hospital evacuates patients
- Jun 18M6.7 quake in Sulteng injures 32, affects 64 homes
- Jun 17M6.7 quake in Palu damages Untad building, 8 aftershocks
- Jun 17M6.7 quake in Palu damages Untad and Sigi regent's office
- Jun 17M6.7 quake in Sulteng kills 1 resident, hits 312 people
- Jun 17M5.1 aftershock jolts Central Sulawesi after M6.7 quakereading now
- Jun 1744 RSUD Undata Palu Patients Treated Outside After M6.7 Quake
- Jun 16M6.7 quake in Palu forces patient evacuations from hospitals
- Jun 16M6.7 quake in Palu damages bridge and buildings, 20 aftershocks
- Jun 16M6.7 quake rocks Palu, 9 aftershocks recorded, no tsunami