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    Magnitude-6 earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Sulawesi

    Indonesian officials say a magnitude-6 earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, east of Borneo.

    17 August 2025


    A magnitude-6 earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, east of Borneo, officials say.

    BMKG — Indonesia's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency — said there was no tsunami warning.

    The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported the tremor as a magnitude-5.7 earthquake.

    The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, GFZ said.

    There have been no reports of damage or injury. 

    © 2025 ABC, NZCity


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