JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake that rocked central Sulawesi in Indonesia (all times local):
5:40 p.m.
Indonesia’s disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says a tsunami warning for the island of Sulawesi has been lifted.
It was triggered by a shallow magnitude 7.5 quake that jolted central Sulawesi on Friday.
The quake has been followed by strong aftershocks and a local disaster official tells The Associated Press that many houses have collapsed.
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5:15 p.m.
A powerful earthquake has rocked central Sulawesi in Indonesia and authorities have issued a tsunami warning.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.5 quake was centered at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers) about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of the town of Donggala.
Earlier Friday, the same area was hit by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that killed one person, injured 10 and damaged dozens of houses.
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