One killed and buildings damaged as magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia

Quake with epicentre west-north-west of Ternate island shakes cities and prompts regional tsunami warning One person has been killed after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off Indonesia’s Ternate island, damaging buildings and triggering small tsunami waves.

The quake, which had a depth of 35km, occurred on Thursday at 6.48am local time, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Its epicentre was 127km (79 miles) west-northwest of Ternate, an island in Indonesia’s North Maluku province.

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原文链接: The Guardian