The number of victims of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami in the city of Palu in Indonesia has reached 832, notified the state office for destruction of consequences of natural disasters (BNPB).

before stated about 420 540 dead and received damage.

In the morning on the last working day of the week near the town of Palu on the island of Sulawesi earthquake of magnitude 6, 1.

later in the same area was recorded another push of a magnitude of 7, 4 and several aftershocks. Then the media said that Pala has collapsed tsunami up to 2 meters.

Indonesia is part of the so-called Pacific ring of fire (powerful tectonic fault).

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in this district are the most active tectonic plates, one of which moves with a velocity of 7 centimeters per year. Every year, seismologists register here six or seven thousand earthquakes of magnitude above 4, 0.



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