An earthquake in Central Sulawesi caused panic among Bahodobi residents

Palu (Antara) – Residents of the Pahodobi sub-district in Murwali, Central Sulawesi Province, rushed from their homes shortly after sensing a 4.9-magnitude earthquake that shook the area early Monday morning.

Bayou, a local resident, recounted that the earthquake, which occurred around 3:13 a.m. local time, briefly triggered a feeling of panic among locals due to the intense shaking. He and several other residents rushed to safer places.

“However, none of the houses were damaged. It only caused panic for a short time,” he said.

The Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) recorded that the epicenter was about eight kilometers (kilometers) east of Tullu Bay in the Bahodobi sub-region at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Head of Geophysics Station in Palu City, Cahio Nugroho, stated that areas of Morwali County experienced six earthquakes of magnitude 3.4 and 4.9 magnitude from 2:27 to 6:15 a.m. local time

Earthquakes regularly hit different parts of Indonesia as the country is located on the Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.

One of the heaviest earthquakes occurred in Central Sulawesi on September 28, 2018.

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake followed by the tsunami that struck Palu City, Dongala, Paringi Mutong and Siji provinces on September 28, 2018, killed 2,102 people, injured 4,612 others, and lost 680 others.

A total of 68,451 homes were severely damaged, while 78,994 people were displaced.

Authorities and humanitarian workers decided to bury a large number of rotting bodies in mass graves.

Meanwhile, the material losses caused by the two deadly disasters were valued at 15.29 trillion rupees.

The capital of Palu County bore the brunt of the disaster, recording material losses and damages of 7.6 trillion rupees, or 50 percent of the total estimate, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

Material damage and loss in the Siji region was recorded at 9 trillion rupees or 32.1 per cent; Dongala District, valued at 2.1 trillion rupees, or 13.8 percent; And Barigi Mutung region at 631 billion rupees, or 4.1%.

The material damage in the four affected areas amounted to an estimated 13.27 trillion rupees, while material losses were said to be around 2.02 trillion rupees, the agency revealed in October 2018. Related news: The Indonesian island of Sumba witnesses its first earthquake in 2021: BMKG

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