7.4-magnitude quake hits near Indonesia

World News 7.4-magnitude quake hits near Indonesia Published on April 2, 2026 By Matthew Atungwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck early on Thursday near Ternate, an island in Indonesia’s Molucca archipelago, the United States Geological Survey, USGS, said. The quake struck at 5:48 am (2248 GMT Wednesday) between northern Sulawesi and the North Molucca Islands, around 127 kilometres west of Ternate, at a depth of about 35 kilometres. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, BMKG, initially reported the earthquake’s magnitude as 7.6. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Authorities initially issued a tsunami warning for islands around the Molucca Sea, which was later lifted. Indonesia sits on a tectonic zone with intense seismic and volcanic activity known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. On December 26, 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a devastating tsunami that struck Indian Ocean countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India, and even reached Africa. More than 230,000 people died. Don't Miss UN vote: Amnesty International, coalition demand Canada admit role in slavery You may like Indonesia arrests two French nationals, Italian over alleged porn production Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Indonesia Nigeria’s poverty rate supersedes China, Indonesia, Vietnam’s combined – Peter Obi Tariffs: Indonesia wants fair, equal relationship with US Indonesia make decision on Trump tariff response 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

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