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One dead after strong earthquake in Indonesia

epa07869875 A handout intensity map made available by the United States Geological Survey shows the location of a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which struck at 11:46pm local time, at a depth of 18km, around 4km from the city of Ambon, Maluku province, Indonesia, 25 September 2019 (issued 26 September 2019). According to media reports, there were no immediate reports of damage or fatalities, and no tsunami warning was issued. EPA-EFE/USGS / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

At least one person died on Thursday after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku, damaging buildings and sending people fleeing to the hills, officials and witnesses said.

Disaster officials said the early morning quake, initially measured at a magnitude of 6.8, woke residents of towns such as the provincial capital of Ambon, about 40 km from the epicentre, but the geophysics agency ruled out a tsunami.

 

Via Reuters

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes near Seram Island, Indonesia
 A handout intensity map made available by the United States Geological Survey shows the location of a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which struck at 11:46pm local time, at a depth of 18km, around 4km from the city of Ambon, Maluku province, Indonesia. EPA-EFE/USGS / HANDOUT 
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