India, June 16 -- Earthquakes were reported in parts of China, Japan on Indonesia on Tuesday, causing damage and injuries in some parts. The highest magnitude, of 6.7, was in Indonesia's Sulawesi island, followed by magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the prefecture of Haixi in Qinghai, China, and magnitude 6 tremors near the east coast of Honshu in Japan.

In China, at least one person was killed and four others injured, and in Indonesia, eight people were hurt after the earthquake. No casualties were reported in Japan.

Reports first emerged from Indonesia where the tremor hit east southeast of Palu at 10:27 am (0227 GMT), according to news agency AFP. The jolts sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, which houses a population o...