Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after the earthquake

Early this morning (February 14), a strong earthquake struck off Indonesia's Maluku province caused authorities to issue a tsunami warning. There is no information about damage or casualties.

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According to the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency, the earthquake has an intensity of 6.6 magnitude, occurring at about 3g am 14-2 (Vietnam time), the epicenter is 275 km from the province of Maluku. southwest, 10 km below the sea and 'likely to cause tsunamis'.

In the second announcement released an hour later, the agency said the tsunami warning was lifted.

Meanwhile, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said the magnitude of this magnitude 5.9, is located 299 km west of Saumlaki (belonging to Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands) and about the capital of Dili of the East. Timor 341 km to the east.

' We do not feel any shaking here, ' said a policeman in the Saumlaki district. Yanuarsih, of Jakarta's meteorological agency, said they had not received reports of earthquake damage.

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