Manipur, Jan. 15 -- At least 34 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds others injured.

At least 34 people were killed and hundreds others injured when a powerful earthquake of 6.2 magnitude on Richter Scale rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island in the early hours of Friday, reports said.

According to the reports, the earthquake struck 6 km (3.73 miles) northeast of the city of Majene, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), toppling a hospital and damaging several homes and buildings.

Many of the dead are buried beneath the rubble and at least 15,000 people have also been displaced to temporary shelters following the earthquake, the reports said.

At least eight people were killed and more than 600 others were injured in the neighbouring d...