A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Southeast Sulawesi early Friday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey has reported.
The quake hit at 2:33 a.m. Friday local time.
It struck at a depth of six miles and had its epicenter about 135 miles north-northeast of Baubau.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck off West Sumatra in Indonesia on Sept. 30 and killed more than 1,100 people and leaving around 90,000 homeless.
Friday, October 16, 2009
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 SR Struck Makasar, Sulawesi
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