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An aerial picture shows a temporary shelter for people affected by the  6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Monday, January 18.
An aerial picture shows a temporary shelter for people affected by the 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Monday, January 18.
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In photos: Deadly quake strikes Indonesia

Updated 3:39 AM EST, Mon January 18, 2021
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Dozens of people have died and hundreds more have been injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island early on Friday, January 15, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.

The quake struck at 1.28 a.m. Jakarta time, with the epicenter 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) northeast of Majene city, at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.

A man sleeps on the back of a truck as people take temporary shelters in Mamuju, on January 18.
A man sleeps on the back of a truck as people take temporary shelters in Mamuju, on January 18.
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A police officer leads a sniffer dog during a search of victims at the ruin of a building in Mamuju, on Sunday, January 17.
A police officer leads a sniffer dog during a search of victims at the ruin of a building in Mamuju, on Sunday, January 17.
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People queue up for food aid in Mamuju.
People queue up for food aid in Mamuju.
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A patient injured in the earthquake receives treatment at a makeshift ward outside a regional hospital due to concerns of aftershocks in Mamuju.
A patient injured in the earthquake receives treatment at a makeshift ward outside a regional hospital due to concerns of aftershocks in Mamuju.
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Rescuers search for survivors in a collapsed building in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Saturday, January 16.
Rescuers search for survivors in a collapsed building in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Saturday, January 16.
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Relatives carry the shrouded body of an earthquake victim for burial at a cemetery in Mamuju.
Relatives carry the shrouded body of an earthquake victim for burial at a cemetery in Mamuju.
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Motorists make their way through a road affected by an earthquake-triggered landslide near Mamuju.
Motorists make their way through a road affected by an earthquake-triggered landslide near Mamuju.
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Rescuers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Mamuju.
Rescuers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Mamuju.
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People rest inside a makeshift shelter in the aftermath of the earthquake in Mamuju.
People rest inside a makeshift shelter in the aftermath of the earthquake in Mamuju.
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Rescuers assist an earthquake survivor who was pulled from a collapsed government building in Mamuju on Friday, January 15.
Rescuers assist an earthquake survivor who was pulled from a collapsed government building in Mamuju on Friday, January 15.
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People react as the body of a relative is retrieved from an earthquake-damaged building in Mamuju.
People react as the body of a relative is retrieved from an earthquake-damaged building in Mamuju.
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The body of a child is recovered from the rubble.
The body of a child is recovered from the rubble.
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People look on as members of the emergency services work at the site of a government building that collapsed during the earthquake in Mamuju.
People look on as members of the emergency services work at the site of a government building that collapsed during the earthquake in Mamuju.
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Two people comfort each other in the aftermath of the earthquake.
Two people comfort each other in the aftermath of the earthquake.
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Rescuers search for survivors under a government building that collapsed during an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Friday, January 15.
Rescuers search for survivors under a government building that collapsed during an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Friday, January 15.
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A survivor is carried away from the scene of a destroyed building.
A survivor is carried away from the scene of a destroyed building.
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Emergency teams search for survivors amid the debris of a building.
Emergency teams search for survivors amid the debris of a building.
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Rescuers search for victims under the rubble.
Rescuers search for victims under the rubble.
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Residents stand near a structure that was flattened by the earthquake in Mamuju.
Residents stand near a structure that was flattened by the earthquake in Mamuju.
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Residents crowd a road as they attempt to evacuate Mamuju.
Residents crowd a road as they attempt to evacuate Mamuju.
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Emergency crews search for survivors among the ruin of a building in Mamuju.
Emergency crews search for survivors among the ruin of a building in Mamuju.
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Motorists ride past the wreckage of a car damaged in the quake.
Motorists ride past the wreckage of a car damaged in the quake.
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Emergency workers remove rubble in search of survivors at the Mitra Manakarra hospital in Mamuju.
Emergency workers remove rubble in search of survivors at the Mitra Manakarra hospital in Mamuju.
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A person passes by a damaged hospital in Mamuju.
A person passes by a damaged hospital in Mamuju.
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People work at the site of a collapsed building in Mamuju.
People work at the site of a collapsed building in Mamuju.
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Members of emergency services search for survivors at a collapsed building site in Mamuju.
Members of emergency services search for survivors at a collapsed building site in Mamuju.
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