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Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami
Officials said tsunami waves reached 75 centimeters as aftershocks continued and damage assessments were still underway.
- On Thursday, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia's Northern Molucca Sea, damaging buildings and killing one person in Manado when falling rubble from a local sports authority building collapsed.
- Indonesia's meteorology agency BMKG reported tsunami waves in five locations, with the highest at 0.75 m in North Minahasa in North Sulawesi, before lifting all warnings by Thursday morning.
- Authorities monitored about 50 aftershocks, the largest reaching a magnitude of 5.8, while the United States Geological Survey said there was a 'low likelihood' of further casualties.
- The Philippines' seismology agency Phivolcs reported 'no destructive tsunami threat' to the country, while the Japan Meteorological Agency anticipated waves of up to 0.2 m in Japan with no expected damage.
- Indonesia sits within the seismically active 'Pacific Ring of Fire,' prompting disaster agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari to urge citizens to avoid damaged buildings due to ongoing aftershock risks.
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