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Indonesia: Earthquake: 2008/11/17 Country Information on DRR

Period 2008/11/17
Country or District Indonesia
Event Type Earthquake
Outline A 7.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia early Monday, leaving two people dead and 37 injured.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Rueters AlertNet 2008/11/18
The earthquake struck early on 17 November 2008, killing at least six people and injuring more than 150. Almost 10,000 people have been displaced from their homes.

CNN.com 2008/11/17
Indonesia quake kills two, tsunami warning lifted

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GDACS 2008/11/17
On 11/16/2008 5:02:31 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 and depth 21km has struck an moderately populated area in the Sulawesi Utara Province (population: 2.6 million) in Indonesia. GDACS estimates the likelihood for need of international humanitarian intervention to be high (Red alert).

USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
Magnitude 7.5 - MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA