Tsunami Alerts Lifted After Powerful Molucca Sea Quake

Overview

• The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the Molucca Sea on Thursday, with a depth of about 35 km and an epicenter far offshore.
• The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of dangerous waves within 1,000 km of the epicenter that could affect Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
• Indonesia’s BMKG recorded tsunami waves at five sites, with a maximum height of 0.75 meters in North Minahasa, and logged about 50 aftershocks with the largest at magnitude 5.8.
• Authorities lifted the tsunami alerts after gauges showed only limited wave heights and forecasters assessed the risk as low.
• Local police said one person in Manado died when part of a building collapsed, as damage checks continue in a region along the Pacific Ring of Fire.