Earthquake 6.3 Donggala: 1,028 Families Affected And 323 People Including 16 Babies Refuge Needing Profession

A resident of Labean Village, Balaesang District, Donggala, Central Sulawesi was forced to evacuate due to the M 6.3 earthquake on Saturday 9 September 2023. (ANTARA/HO-BPBD Central Sulawesi)

SULTENG - A total of 1,028 families (KK) in Labean Village, Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) were affected by the earthquake.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit Donggala on Saturday, September 9 night. "A total of 1,028 families or 3,780 people in Donggala Regency were affected by the earthquake," said Head of the Emergency and Logistics Division of the Central Sulawesi Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Andy A. Sembiring in Palu, Sunday, September 10, confiscated by Antara., 30 toddlers, 40 elderly (elderly), 68 children, one pregnant mother, two disabled people. "Currently residents need logistics, tarpaulins, and children's clothes," he said.

Andi revealed that the Central Sulawesi BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC) together with local officials were still conducting assessments and helping residents in disaster-affected locations.

"There were no casualties in this incident, but whether there were houses affected or damaged, we are currently still in the process of collecting data," he said. Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the M 6.3 earthquake rocked the Donggala area, Central Sulawesi at 21.43 WIB, Saturday 9 September.

The Lindu is precisely located in the sea at a distance of 49 kilometers northwest of Donggala. With a depth of 20 kilometers, the BMKG said this earthquake had no potential for a tsunami.