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mo4ch:>Tsunami warning issued after strong 6.8 quake hits off Indonesia's Sulawesi island | Mo4ch News

Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sulawesi island.

A spokesman for Indonesia's Geophysical Agency issued the warning after the quake hit on Friday.

It struck 280 km (174 miles) south of the province of Gorontalo at a depth of 43 km (27 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey.

Some residents of the island have been advised to evacuate but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Indonesia lies in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a vast area in the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

A 7.5-magnitude quake hit Sulawesi, triggering a tsunami which hit the city of Palu and killed more than 4,300 people last year.

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Source : RT - Daily news

Tsunami warning issued after strong 6.8 quake hits off Indonesia's Sulawesi island

Tsunami warning issued after strong 6.8 quake hits off Indonesia's Sulawesi island