Published on 12:37 PM, January 18, 2023
7.2-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning triggered
AFP, Jakarta
An offshore 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit near eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands today, the US Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning.
The epicentre of the tremor was located 150 kilometres (93 miles) northwest of the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera, at a depth of 60 kilometres, USGS said. The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said "hazardous tsunami waves are possible" 300 kilometres from the epicentre.
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