Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia’s Coast, Toppling Buildings and Killing at Least 2
MAUMERE, Indonesia—A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes, killing at least two people and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities issued a tsunami warning but later lifted it when Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said monitoring showed no significant sea-level [...]
TL;DR
- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia.
- The earthquake caused buildings and homes to collapse.
- At least two people were killed.
- A tsunami warning was issued but later lifted.
- The earthquake's epicenter was north-northwest of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province.
- Several aftershocks followed the initial quake.