7.0-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The red dot on this map shows the location of an offshore earthquake that hit near eastern Indonesia" s="" Maluku="" islands.="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/01/18/earthquake-1182023.jpg"/><figcaption>The red dot on this map shows the location of an offshore earthquake that hit near eastern Indonesia&#x27;s Maluku islands. <em>USGS</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>JAKARTA — An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia&#x27;s Maluku islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted.</p><p>The epicenter of the tremor was located 150 kilometers northwest of the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera, at a depth of 48 kilometers. </p><p>There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.</p><p>The quake occurred around 13:06 pm local time (3:06 p.m. in Manila) off the coast of Sulawesi island, shaking nearby islands and forcing residents to flee in panic.</p><p>&quot;The quake was felt around 15-20 seconds. The shakings were quite long,&quot; an AFP journalist on Morotai island in the Maluku archipelago said.</p><p>&quot;Some people went outside because they were afraid of buildings collapsing.&quot; </p><p>The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said in its updated warning after the quake that the tsunami threat had passed.</p><p>It said earlier tsunami waves could hit coastal areas around 300 kilometers from the epicenter. </p><p>The quake was also revised down from an initial magnitude of 7.2 reported by the USGS.</p><p>Indonesia&#x27;s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), which gave the magnitude at 7.1, warned of possible aftershocks.</p><p>Daryono, the head of the agency&#x27;s earthquake and tsunami center who like many Indonesians goes by one name, said the tremor was followed by 5 aftershocks, the largest with a magnitude of 5.3.</p><div><strong>SECOND JANUARY QUAKE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8XNXs5AxsRI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>A powerful quake hit deep under the ocean in eastern Indonesia earlier this month, rattling nearby islands and damaging homes and schools.</p><p>The 7.6-magnitude quake caused roofs and walls to collapse in homes on the worst-hit island of Tanimbar Islands in the Maluku archipelago.</p><p>Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire&quot;, where tectonic plates collide.</p><p>On Nov. 21, a 5.6-magnitude quake hit West Java province on Indonesia&#x27;s main island of Java, killing 602 people.</p><p>Most of the victims were killed when buildings collapsed or in landslides triggered by the quake.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/multimedia/photo/12/18/22/indonesia-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-602">Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 602</a></li></ul><p>A 2018 quake and resulting tsunami on Sulawesi island killed more than 4,000 people.</p><p>A major earthquake off Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, set off an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people as far away as Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.</p><p>That powerful 9.1-magnitude quake triggered 100-foot waves that hit the shore of Banda Aceh on Sumatra.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/26/18/indonesia-prays-on-anniversary-of-2004-boxing-day-tsunami">Indonesia prays on anniversary of 2004 Boxing Day tsunami</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/26/19/trauma-remains-as-indonesia-mourns-15-years-after-boxing-day-tsunami">Trauma remains, as Indonesia mourns 15 years after Boxing Day tsunami</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/04/22/34-meter-tsunami-may-hit-indonesias-islands-in-mega-quake-research">34-meter tsunami may hit Indonesia&#x27;s islands in mega quake: research</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse </strong></div>

An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering a tsunami warning.

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7.0-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted

7.0-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted

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Published Jan 18, 2023 03:00 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 18, 2023 03:38 PM PHT

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