A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 on the ritcher scale and Donggala in Indonesia as the epicenter has triggered Tsunami waves across the island nation. Tsunami waves have been reported to hit at Palu in Indonesia.
This incident is reminiscent of the 2004 earthquake with Sumatra as the epicenter, which caused loss of many lives and also spread havoc, chaos and destruction over the Indian subcontinent and many parts of Indonesia.
Experts say Indonesia is highly vulnerable to earthquakes as it lies across the 'ring of fire' where active volcanoes are present which results in tectonic activities which can cause earthquakes and may set off tsunami waves,
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