Tsunami sweeps away homes on Indonesian island of Sulawesi - AP
AP reports: "A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on
Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an
official said swept away houses in at least two cities. [...] The region
was rocked by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake Friday and numerous strong
aftershocks, including one of magnitude 6.7. An earlier magnitude 6.1
quake in central Sulawsi killed several people, injured 10 and damaged
dozens of houses. [...] Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because of its
location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in
the Pacific Basin."
Comment: I wanted to be sure and note this because I'm not sure our American visitors will see it, as it has nothing to do with the Washington drama that has dominated the news of late. It's noteworthy because a 7.5 magnitude quake is a very large quake.
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