5.8 quake strikes off Sulawesi

A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island yesterday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake struck at 10:17 am (0217 GMT), at a depth of nearly 10 kilometres , 169 kilometres northwest of Kendari.

Indonesia's Geophysics and Meteorology Agency said there were no immediate reports of damage. Two huge earthquakes struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island last week, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert and sending terrified people fleeing from the coast.

AFP