Overview
- USGS revised the quake to magnitude 7.4 after an initial 7.8 reading off Ternate in the Molucca Sea at a depth of about 10 kilometers.
- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of dangerous waves within 1,000 kilometers, covering coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
- In Manado, North Sulawesi, residents ran outside during the shaking, and an AFP reporter saw no major damage.
- A separate quake struck Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo, with JMA measuring magnitude 5 at roughly 50 kilometers deep and no tsunami risk.
- Authorities are watching for aftershocks and sea‑level changes as early field reports point to limited damage and no confirmed large-scale impacts.