Palu
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Palu is a city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located 1,650 km northeast of Jakarta, at . The city sits on the mouth of Palu River, at the head of a long, narrow bay. Because of its sheltered position between mountain ridges, the climate is unusually dry. It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi. Palu's population is approximately 270,000.
[edit] Events
On 24 January 2005 at 04:10 (UTC+8), an earthquake with magnitude 6.2 Richter scale occurred in the city. According to the local meteorological office, the hypocenter of the earthquake was around 1.249° S, 119.922° E, some 16 km southeast of Palu at the depth of 30 km of Bora Village's hot spring, Biromaru sub-district, Donggala Regency. Panic ensued as most people seeked refuge in the highlands for fear of a repeat disaster like the tsunami as occurred in Aceh. The earthquake killed one person, injured four others, and destroyed 177 buildings.[1][2]
On 31 December 2005, a blast occurred in a market at a stall selling pork at around 07:35 (UTC +8) left eight people dead and 45 others injured.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4200773.stm
- ^ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12693
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4570912.stm
[edit] External links
- (Indonesian) Official site
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