Powerful earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday morning, August 15, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. This was followed by several aftershocks. The quake occurred at a depth of 35km around 4.58am local time. The country's geophysics agency, BMKG, issued an early tsunami warning for certain regions within Indonesia.
However, Australia's tsunami warning center stated that this earthquake will not pose a tsunami threat to the mainland, islands or territories of Australia. This information is part of a developing story; please refresh for updates.
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