A violent earthquake of magnitude 7.9 (according to initial estimates) was unleashed in the Indonesian sea at 18.47, Italian time (2.47 local time). A tsunami warning has been issued throughout the archipelago.
According to the surveys, the epicenter would be located at a depth of 114 kilometers.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), a government agency, announced that the earthquake started 148 kilometers northwest of the south-eastern Moluccas.
The exact position is at 7.25 South latitude, 130.18 East longitude.
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)
