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[[Image:Beach_near_Palu.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A beach near Palu.]] |
[[Image:Beach_near_Palu.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A beach near Palu.]] |
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'''Palu''' is a city on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Sulawesi]], located at {{coor dm|0|54|S|119|50|E|}}. It is the capital of the province of [[Central Sulawesi]] |
'''Palu''' is a city on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Sulawesi]], located at {{coor dm|0|54|S|119|50|E|}}. It is the capital of the province of [[Central Sulawesi]]. |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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On [[23 January]] [[2005]] at 20:10 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], an [[earthquake]] with magnitude 6.2 [[Richter scale]] occurred in the city. The [[hypocenter]] of the earthquake was at 1 |
On [[23 January]] [[2005]] at 20:10 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], an [[earthquake]] with magnitude 6.2 [[Richter scale]] occurred in the city. The [[hypocenter]] of the earthquake was at 1°03′S, 119°99′E, some 16 km southeast of Palu at the depth of 30 km of [[Bora Village]]'s hot spring, [[Biromaru]] sub-district, [[Donggala]] ''[[Regency (Indonesia)|kabupaten]]''. Panic ensued as most people seeked refuge in the highlands for fear of a repeat of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|tsunami as occurred in Aceh]]. The earthquake resulted in at least one casualty and 177 buildings destroyed. |
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On [[30 December]] [[2005]], |
On [[30 December]] [[2005]], a blast in the market left six people dead. |
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[[Category:Cities in Indonesia]] |
[[Category:Cities in Indonesia]] |
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Revision as of 06:40, 31 December 2005
Palu is a city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located at 0°54′S 119°50′E / 0.900°S 119.833°E. It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi.
Events
On 23 January 2005 at 20:10 UTC, an earthquake with magnitude 6.2 Richter scale occurred in the city. The hypocenter of the earthquake was at 1°03′S, 119°99′E, some 16 km southeast of Palu at the depth of 30 km of Bora Village's hot spring, Biromaru sub-district, Donggala kabupaten. Panic ensued as most people seeked refuge in the highlands for fear of a repeat of the tsunami as occurred in Aceh. The earthquake resulted in at least one casualty and 177 buildings destroyed.
On 30 December 2005, a blast in the market left six people dead.
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