Magnitude 7.7 quake off Indonesia's Flores Island kills two as tsunami warning remains in place
Two people have been killed and another injured after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores Island, according to the country's disaster agency. The shallow offshore quake hit early on Saturday at 5:58am local time, with its epicentre about 68 kilometres north-northwest of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province. Authorities also issued a tsunami warning and told coastal residents to move inland or to higher ground.Indonesia's national disaster agency said the two people who died were a man and a woman at Maumere port, where damage was also reported. The United States Geological Survey said the quake had a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Aug 2026 03:29 LONDON
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