The 7.3 magnitude quake occurred just after 10:30 Saturday morning, local time, near the epicenter off the coast of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said waves of up to one meter were possible along some coasts of Indonesia, with smaller waves traveling as far as Taiwan and Okinawa. That includes the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 46 kilometers.
Indonesia is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" fault line, which is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes.
[voanews.com]
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Ein schweres Erdbeben hat am Samstag die Erde vor der indonesischen Inselgruppe der Molukken erschüttert....
ReplyDeleteDas Pacific Tsunami Warning Center auf Hawaii erklärte, im Umkreis von 300 Kilometern um das Epizentrum des Bebens seien gefährliche Tsunamis möglich.
Ein Pazifik-weiter Tsunami drohe jedoch nicht. Das Beben hatte laut US-Behörden eine Stärke von 7,3 auf der Richter-Skala.
Es gab zunächst keine Berichte über Opfer oder Schäden.
Nach Angaben der US-Erdbebenwarte USGS fand das Beben am Samstagmorgen 154 Kilometer nordwestlich der indonesischen Insel Kota Ternate statt. Es hatte seinen Ursprung in einer Tiefe von 47 Kilometern
http://www.handelsblatt.com/panorama/aus-aller-welt/indonesien-tsunamiwarnung-nach-unterwasserbeben/10984566.html
15/11/14
Very small tsunami waves were detected in two places in eastern Indonesia following a powerful 7. 3-magnitude quake on Saturday, indicating there was no serious tsunami threat, officials of Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said...
ReplyDeleteThe tsunami wave with height of 0.09 meter off Jailolo island and 0.01 meter off Tobelo island of North Maluku province were detected by the agency, Jarisman, official of the agency told Xinhua by phone.
"This is safe. It means that big waves will not come ashore," Ramli, coordinator of operation at the meteorology and geophysics station in the province told Xinhua by phone.
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/891947.shtml
15/11/14