The U.S. Geological Survey has reported that A 7.1-magnitude
earthquake struck over 150 kilometers (93 miles) northwest off the coast
of Ternate, Indonesia.
CNN covered the incident:
The quake struck at 10:31
a.m. local time at a depth of 35 kilometers (21.7 miles), according to
the USGS, which initially called it a 7.3-magnitude quake.
It was centered 156
kilometers east-northeast of Bitung, Indonesia, and 164 kilometers west
of Tobelo in the same South Asian nation.
The National Weather
Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center noted that the quake did not
produce any destructive tsunami waves, though minor sea level
fluctuations in some coastal areas were possible.
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