Jakarta, Jan 15 (UNI) At least 37 people were killed and nearly 650 injured when a strong quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Friday morning.
The earthquake which hit at 0228 hrs (local time), with an epicenter at 6 km northeast of Majene, and a depth of 10 km, caused massive damage to hundreds of buildings in West Sulawesi.
"Nine people died in Majene district, and 28 others in Mamuju district, bringing the total death toll to 37," an official from the West Sulawesi Provincial Disaster Management Agency said.