M6.7 earthquake strikes Central Sulawesi, Indonesia; over 700,000 exposed to severe shaking
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Kyle Bradley, Judith A Hubbard
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on June 16, 2026 at 11:27 local time. The USGS estimates over 700,000 people experienced very strong to severe shaking (intensity VII-VIII), with casualties likely. News agencies report structural damage. The event is a normal-mechanism earthquake east of the 2008 M7.5 strike-slip rupture.
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News agencies are reporting that some structures have
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