Earthquake off Indonesia kills 1 and sets off small tsunami
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A magnitude 7.4 undersea earthquake struck northern Indonesia near the Molucca Sea, causing strong shaking in North Sulawesi and North Maluku provinces and generating a small tsunami with waves up to 75 centimeters above normal tide levels.
- The earthquake toppled buildings, including a church and houses in Ternate, and caused damage in Bitung, with ongoing assessments in both areas.
- At least one person, a 70-year-old woman in Manado city, died due to a building collapse, and several others were injured and hospitalized.
- Dozens of aftershocks followed the main quake, including a magnitude 6.2 event, as authorities continue to evaluate damage and casualties, especially in remote villages.
- Indonesia's meteorological agency lifted the tsunami warning hours after the quake, and neighboring Philippines reported no destructive threat from the event.
