Powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia

August 18, 2012 04:12 pm | Updated 04:12 pm IST - Jakarta

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Saturday.

The quake struck at 4:41 pm (0941 GMT). Its epicentre was located 61 kilometres south of the provincial capital of Central Sulawesi Palu, at a depth of 10 kilometres, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency said.

There were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.

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