TO Izraman, 64, earthquake is nothing out of the extraordinary. The latest earthquake to hit Poso, Central Sulawesi occurred at the end of May. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake injured a number of people and damaged dozens of buildings. "The shake was pretty strong," said Izraman, who lives in the Silae Village, Palu.

The most devastating earthquake in his memory was the one that hit the Tambu Strait some 100 km from Palu in 1968. Many people fled in