Strong quake hits Indonesia's Bali

JAKARTA (AFP) – A strong 6.4 quake rattled Indonesia's Bali island on Saturday, hours after a quake struck Sulawesi island, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or serious casualties from either.

The Bali quake hit at 6:06 am (2306 Friday GMT), at a depth of 36 kilometers (22 miles), according to Indonesian geophysics agency.

The epicenter was 101 kilometers southeast of Nusa Dua, an enclave of resorts located in the southern part of the holiday island.

"There are no indications that the tide in Kuta is rising. So it's pretty safe here," Kuta district police chief Dody Prawira Negara said.

Health ministry crisis center head Rustam Pakaya said that eight people suffered fractured bones and a pregnant woman was taken to hospital.

"There are no deaths or major damages, only cracks in several buildings," Pakaya said.

A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Sulawesi island several hours earlier, seismologists said.

The tremor struck at 3:34 am (1834 Friday GMT), at a depth of 103 kilometers, according to a revised report by the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The epicenter was 110 kilometers north-northwest of Ternate in the Moluccas and 260 kilometers east of Manado on Sulawesi.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not release a tsunami warning for either event.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.