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Indonesia issues tsunami warning Strong earthquake hits Indonesia
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A tsunami warning has been issued for the Indonesian province of North Maluku after an earthquake hit the area. A powerful undersea earthquake has hit the north-eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku.
The 6.6-magnitude quake struck north of Ternate city, Indonesian meteorology officials said. US officials measured the quake at 7.4 on the Richter scale. Indonesian and US officials initially issued a tsunami warning, which they later cancelled.
The quake struck north of Ternate city and had a magnitude of 6.6, Indonesian officials said. US seismologists measured the quake at 7.4.
Earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent in Indonesia, part of the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire".Earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent in Indonesia, part of the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire".
"No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data," the US National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement.
A massive undersea earthquake sparked a tsunami that killed more than 130,000 people in Indonesia in December 2004.A massive undersea earthquake sparked a tsunami that killed more than 130,000 people in Indonesia in December 2004.