The toll was likely to continue rising as rescue teams were still finding bodies in the water and washed up on small outer islands, National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a press conference.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his grief at the huge calamity.
According to the latest official count, the disaster in Sulawesi on September 28 left 2,103 people dead and 4,612 severely injured, making it the worst natural calamity in Indonesia since 2004.
Central Sulawesi Governor Longki Djanggola told reporters that the disaster relief period will continue until Oct 26 in order to rebuild infrastructure and help the more than 82,000 people displaced in the catastrophe.
The tremor comes after a 7.5-magnitude quake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi last month killing more than 2,000 people.
The twin disasters have left the coastal city of Palu and the adjoining areas in ruins and with a shortage of food, water, and fuel.
He said gasoline and water supplies were being transported to the Sulawesi island, but they were still insufficient for the people affected.
At least 844 people are already known to have died, but officials say the number is certain to rise -- perhaps into thousands -- as isolated communities are reached and the scale of the disaster becomes clearer.
I understand that everything that can be done is being done to care for the injured and that rescue and relief efforts are well underway.
Epicenter located 97 km from the southwestern part of Blitar
