Mw 7.5 Earthquake in Indonesia, 28 Sep 2018

October 9, 2018

By European Commission Joint Research Centre Emergency

October 2018, European Commission Joint Research Centre Emergency

As a result of the strong 7.5 Mw earthquake that hit the island of Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah province/Central Sulawesi, Indonesia) on 28 Sep at 10:02 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

The consequent Tsunami that was generated, the humanitarian situation appears severe. The fatalities balance continues to increase; at the time of writing the death toll reached 844 in Donggala, Palu, Parigi Moutong, Sigi; 90 people are missing but search and rescue operations are still ongoing. Some of the remote villages have not yet been reached and therefore the balance could become worst.

Read the Report: Mw 7.5 Earthquake in Indonesia, 28 Sep 2018 (2.7 MB PDF)