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Indonesia Quakes Kill 47, 6.8 Tremor Hits Northern Sumatra
At least 47 people have died after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Indonesia’s Flores Island, Deccan Herald reports, citing the US Geological Survey. The quake, about 1,000 miles east of Jakarta, caused…
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At least 47 people have died after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Indonesia’s Flores Island, Deccan Herald reports, citing the US Geological Survey. The quake, about 1,000 miles east of Jakarta, caused several buildings to collapse and was among the strongest to hit the area in more than 30 years.
Hours later, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra at a depth of 158 km, Times Now reports, citing the German Research Centre for Geosciences. Indonesia’s BMKG said the earlier quake was centred at a depth of 15 km and issued an early tsunami warning. Aftershocks measuring up to 6.5 were also reported.
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The death toll and building damage demand attention, but dramatic claims about a wider tsunami disaster should not outrun verified evidence. Times Now says water appeared to recede in some footage, while the sources do not report confirmed tsunami casualties. The immediate test is clear: whether Indonesian authorities record further deaths, structural failures or a larger tsunami after the aftershocks.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
