Indonesian people have fled their homes following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake warning of a tsunami Earthquake Stories

The quake was located north of the island of Flores in the eastern part of Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara, which caused panic.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with officials warning of a possible tsunami alert before removing the threat.

The epicenter was reported north of the island of Flores in the eastern part of Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara, where the quake struck shortly after noon on 03:20 GMT.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, formerly known as BMKG, has reported a 7.4 magnitude earthquake and warned of a “possible tsunami”.

“I was in the field. The people ran in fear. I am still scared, “Nuraini, a resident of Adonara Island in the East Flores regency, told AFP.

Terrorists were shown screaming as they gathered on the street as the ground shook, according to a video received by Al Jazeera from Marius Jelamu, a spokesman for the East Nusa Tenggara governor’s office.

A video provided by the same source showed a slight increase in water levels in one coastal region in the region but no major tsunami was reported.

No major damage or deaths were reported from areas where the quake affected, as authorities urged caution.

The USGS said the casualties were minimal, noting that “recent earthquakes in the region have caused secondary disasters such as tsunamis and landslides that could have caused damage”.

“Everyone ran into the street,” Agustinus Florianus, a resident of Maumere town on Flores Island, told Reuters.

A tsunami alert was issued in Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara and Southeast and South Sulawesi, the epicenter was located 112 km northwest of Larantuka, east of Flores, at a depth of 7.4 km (7.4 km). mailosi).

According to reports, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred after the first earthquake in Larantuka.

Alfons Hada Betan, head of the East Flores Disaster Mitigation Agency in Larantuka, said no reports had been reported and that the quake was heard for several minutes as people fled their homes.

People said the quake was also reported on social media in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

Indonesia is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location Pacific “Ring of Fire”, powerful earthquakes that swept across Japan across Southeast Asia and across the Pacific.

Among the most devastating earthquakes in Indonesia was the catastrophic earthquake of 9.1 magnitude earthquake in 2004 along the shores of Lake Sumatra that killed 220,000 people across the region, including about 170,000 in Indonesia.

The Boxing Day tragedy was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history.

In 2018, a powerful earthquake shook the island of Lombok and another earthquake occurred in the next few weeks, killing more than 550 people on a holiday island and in Sumbawa.

Later that year, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami followed. Palu is the island of Sulawesi left more than 4,300 people dead or missing.

On December 4, at least 48 people were killed and hundreds more injured Mount Semeru erupted on the island of Java on December 4.

With additional reports by Aisyah Llewellyn