Saturday, August 18, 2012

Powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia




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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via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3791002.ece

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