Earthquake in Indonesia

At least 42 people have died with hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sulawesi Island on 15 January 2021, according to Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency.

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 1:28 a.m. Jakarta time, was 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) northeast of the city of Majene, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.

34 people died in the city of Mamuju, to the north of the epicentre, while another eight died in Majene.

In Majene, at least 637 were injured and 15,000 residents have been displaced, according to the country's National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB).

Type of event
Earthquake
Location of event
Indonesia
Date of Charter Activation
2021-01-15
Time of Charter Activation
02:53
Time zone of Charter Activation
UTC+09:00
Charter Requestor
ADRC on behalf of Indonesia Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)
UNOOSA on behalf of BNPB, Indonesia (Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia) through LAPAN
Activation ID
695
Project Management
LAPAN
Value Adding
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