Wed Feb 26 02:06:18 UTC 2025: ## Strong Earthquake Shakes Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island
**JAKARTA, Indonesia (February 26, 2025)** – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Wednesday morning, prompting residents to evacuate buildings. The shallow quake, which hit at 6:55 a.m. local time (22:55 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometers, caused widespread panic but no immediate reports of damage or casualties, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Indonesia’s meteorological agency reported a slightly lower magnitude of 6.0 and confirmed no tsunami warning.
Witnesses described the tremor as strong, with objects rattling inside buildings. Gita Waloni, a hotel guest in North Minahasa district, recounted her experience fleeing her hotel room due to fear of aftershocks.
The earthquake is the latest in a series to hit the region, which sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a zone of intense seismic activity. Indonesia has a history of devastating earthquakes, including a magnitude-6.2 quake in January 2021 that killed over 100, and the 2018 magnitude-7.5 quake and tsunami in Palu that resulted in more than 2,200 deaths. The devastating 2004 Aceh quake and tsunami serves as a stark reminder of the region’s vulnerability. While this latest quake caused significant alarm, authorities reported no immediate serious consequences.
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