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At least seven people were injured after a strong earthquake hit the waters off East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) yesterday, which has displaced more than 700 people and damaged at least 346 homes in different parts of Indonesia.

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning, the meteorological department said, but there was no immediate word on any casualties or damage.

Indonesia has lifted a tsunami alert following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Flores Island, triggering panic in a region prone to fatal quakes but apparently causing no damage or casualties.

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with monitors briefly warning of the possibility of hazardous tsunami waves before lifting the threat.

An early tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Maluku, South and Southeast Sulawesi, as well as the Nusa Tenggara islands, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Flores Sea this morning.

The quake hit the second largest town of Port Hedland in Locals reported the ground "rumbling" for at least 20 seconds. "Really felt it in Port Hedland, loud boom and the earth literally moved for us.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Thursday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake jolted at 9:42 a.m. local time with the epicenter at 69 km northeast Maluku Tengah district and a depth at 10 km under the sea bed,

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been shaken mid-press conference by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. Tens of thousands of Kiwis reported the earthquake to monitoring website GeoNet on Friday morning.

At least three people were killed and hundreds of houses were badly damaged after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Bali’s Karangasem regency on Saturday, with authorities on the island now able to disclose the devastating numbers after tallying up casualties and damages from the disaster.

Two people died when the quake triggered a landslide that buried their house in Bangli regency while another person was killed in the port town of Karangasem, officials said. A third victim, a three-year old girl,