What is 2021 Sulawesi earthquake?
The '''2021 Sulawesi earthquake''' hit the [[Majene Regency]], in the [[provinces of Indonesia|province]] of [[West Sulawesi]], on the [[Indonesia]]n island of Sulawesi on 15 January at 02:28 WITA. It had a magnitude of {{M|w}}6.2. This [[earthquake]] was felt as far away as [[Makassar]], the capital of [[South Sulawesi]], and [[Palu]] in [[Central Sulawesi]]. Several buildings were destroyed, such as a three-storey building in [[Mamuju (city)|Mamuju]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangunan Bertingkat di Mamuju Dilaporkan Ambruk Akibat Gempa M 6,2|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5334727/bangunan-bertingkat-di-mamuju-dilaporkan-ambruk-akibat-gempa-m-62|publisher=Detik|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114232857/https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5334727/bangunan-bertingkat-di-mamuju-dilaporkan-ambruk-akibat-gempa-m-62|url-status=dead}}</ref> 42 people are confirmed dead and 820 more injured.<ref>{{Cite web|title=M 5.7 - 31 km S of Mamuju, Indonesia|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000d882/executive|access-date=15 January 2021|website=USGS-ANSS}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sulawesi earthquake, 2021}} [[Category:2021 disasters in Indonesia]] [[Category:Earthquakes in Indonesia]] [[Category:2020s earthquakes in Asia]] [[Category:History of Sulawesi|2021 earthquake]] [[Category:January 2021 events]] [[Category:2021 earthquakes]] {{Multistub|weather|history|asia}}