Jakarta, December 14, : .A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that jolted Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, caused a minor tsunami, according to the agency. One person was hurt in Mangarai, but several homes were destroyed in Selayar Island, South Sulawesi Province, Richard Elt of East Nusa Tenggara’s emergency department, said to Xinhua.
The quake caused panics.A man sustained injuries after he fell while running outside of a building.He said that South Sulawesi colleagues informed him of the damage to numerous houses in Selayar Island’s district.”
According to the Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the quake occurred at 10.20 am.The epicentre was located at 113km northeast of Larantuka district in East Flores and 10 km below the seabed.
An earthquake had previously caused a tsunami warning.However, it was removed approximately two hours later.
The tremors triggered a minor tsunami, as the seawater surface rose by 7 cm in the districts of Nagekeo and Manggarai, the agency’s head Dwikorita Karnawati told a press conference.
He adding that there were more than 20 aftershocks, with the strongest one measuring 5.6 on the Richter.
In 2004, Indonesia was hit by the devastating undersea megathrust earthquake measuring 9.1–9.3 on the Richter scale, which triggered a series of massive tsunami waves measuring 100 ft high.
Out of the total 227,898 deaths recorded in the countries affected by the tsunami, Indonesia was the worst affected with most fatalities at around 170,000.
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