One killed and buildings damaged as magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia

Quake with epicentre west-north-west of Ternate island shakes cities and prompts regional tsunami warning One person has been killed after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Ternate island, damaging buildings and triggering small tsunami waves. The quake, which had a depth of 35km, occurred on Thursday at 6.48am local time, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicentre was 127km (79 miles) west-north-west of Ternate, an island in Indonesia’s North Maluku province. The US tsunami warning system initially alerted to the risk of hazardous tsunami waves within 1,000km of the epicentre, including along the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, saying waves reaching 0.3 metres to 1 metre (3.2ft) above the tide level were possible on some of the Indonesian coastline. About two hours after the quake, it confirmed the threat of a tsunami had passed. Strong shaking lasting 10 to 20 seconds was felt in Bitung – a coastal city on the north-eastern edge of Sulawesi island – and surrounding areas, as well as in Ternate city, according to Indonesia’s disaster management agency (BNPB). Tsunami waves were recorded in five locations, according to Indonesia’s