Residents flee as Indonesia hit by quake

A powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s eastern coast today, causing residents to flee their swaying homes, the US geological survey and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami.

The 6.8-magnitude quake was 58 miles west of Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, the survey said on its website. It struck 25 miles under the Manipa Straits, it said.