The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province.

BEIJING - A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Sulawesi, Indonesia at 11:27 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Central Sulawesi-

A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday, according to the country's geophysics agency BMKG, Reuters reported.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island near Palu, with BMKG confirming the epicentre and ruling out tsunami risk.