India, June 16 -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi Island on Tuesday, with its epicentre located around 42 km southeast of Palu at a depth of 10 km.

The quake occurred in the morning hours, with its epicentre located at 1.073deg South latitude and 120.263deg East longitude, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

No immediate information on casualties or damage was available at the time of reporting.

In a separate incident, a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island.

The tremor hit in waters near Sumatra, a region that frequently experiences seismic activity due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where several tectonic plates conver...