One Dead as 7.4-Magnitude Quake Shakes Indonesia
The fatality occurred in Manado, media reported. Indonesian media confirmed the victim died after being struck by collapsing debris, with video footage capturing scenes of structurally compromised buildings throughout the affected area.
The US Tsunami Warning System warned that waves could reach coastlines within 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of the epicenter — a zone broad enough to threaten shorelines across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake originated at a depth of 35 kilometers (21.7 miles), with its epicenter located approximately 127 kilometers (79 miles) west-northwest of Ternate, a city home to more than 205,000 residents.
Abdul Muhari, director of Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency, confirmed that rapid-response teams had been dispatched to Manado and Bitung in North Sulawesi, as well as Ternate in North Maluku, to assess structural damage and account for any additional casualties.
"We are still collecting data to confirm the number of victims and the damage in each location," Muhari told Australian media.
"There have indeed been earlier reports of casualties from the Regional Disaster Management Agency, but we will provide updated details later regarding the exact figures… Our teams are still working in the field," he said.
One Manado resident described scenes of mass panic as neighbors abandoned their homes in a rush. While her immediate surroundings showed no visible structural damage, objects were hurled from shelves and electricity was severed across the area.
Local authorities in Ternate and Tidore — historically renowned as part of the famed Spice Islands — issued directives urging residents to remain on standby for potential evacuation orders.
The disaster is the latest to strike a nation perpetually vulnerable to geological upheaval. Indonesia sits squarely within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a volatile arc where colliding tectonic plates fuel relentless seismic and volcanic activity.
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