Rescue operations are under way to reach tourists trapped on one of South East Asia's highest mountains.

Media reports said more than 145 people were stranded on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo.

The Sabah tourism minister said a number of people were injured and that the tremors had caused falling stones and boulders.

All climbing activity on the mountain has been cancelled.

Mt Kinabalu, which stands at 4,095-metre (13,435 feet), is a popular destination for climbers from around the world and within the region.

Sabah Tourism Minister Masidi Manjun said on Twitter there were reports of tourists trapped and injured on the via ferrata climbing route.