Powerful earthquake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 8, injures hundreds

At least eight people have died and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitute earthquake hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Friday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 1.28 a.m. Jakarta time, was six kilometers (3.73 miles) northeast of Majene city at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. More than 600 residents of the Majene area had been injured and 15,000 have been displaced, according to the country's National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB).