Jakarta: At least 42 people killed after a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's Sulawesi island Friday. Hundreds were also injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island.

The disaster levelled a hospital and severely damaging other buildings. Authorities warned there were people still trapped beneath rubble. So far, 34 bodies have been hauled from beneath crumpled buildings in Mamuju, a city of about 110,000 in West Sulawesi province, while another eight were killed south of the area.

Rescuers were searching for more than a dozen patients and staff trapped under a levelled Mamuju hospital. Earlier Friday, rescuers said they were also trying to reach a family of eight who were under their destroyed home. Besides hopital,  at least one hotel had partially collapsed, while the regional governor's office also suffered extensive damage after the quake struck at 2:18 am local time Friday.

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