Jakarta: At least 29 people were injured when a 5.98 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's central island of Sulawesi, the national disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday. The earthquake's impact was felt 15 kilometers north of Poso district in Sulawesi province early on Sunday. Thankfully, there appears to be no risk of a tsunami threat, according to the agency.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the injured individuals were in a church when the quake struck. Villages located at the epicenter of the quake experienced heavy material losses and structural damage to infrastructure. Despite the significant impact, there have been no reported deaths as a result of the tremor.
Indonesia is situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region where approximately 90 percent of the world's earthquakes occur, making the Southeast Asian archipelago highly susceptible to seismic activity.