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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia

Headlines 13:43 14 Dec, 2021

The quake’s epicenter was 117 kilometers northwest of the town of Maumere

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck off the coast of Indonesia on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said, Qazet.az reports citing TASS.

According to the center, the quake’s epicenter was 117 kilometers northwest of the town of Maumere, which has a population of about 47,000, and was at a depth of five kilometers.

No casualties have been reported, no tsunami warning was issued.