Quake hits in Sulawesi

A STRONG, shallow earthquake rocked Indonesia’s central Sulawesi province on Monday evening, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings, including homes.

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.8 quake was centred in a thinly populated area 79km southeast of the provincial capital Palu at a depth of 9.1km.

The National Disaster Management Agency said buildings were damaged in Poso, a city to the southeast of the epicentre, and several houses and churches were damaged in nearby villages.