Tsunami warning after powerful quake in Indonesia

A powerful earthquake in north-eastern Indonesia triggered a tsunami warning today and caused panicked residents to flee shaking buildings, officials and media reports said.

The US Geological Survey initially put the magnitude at 6.9, but later revised it to 6.5. The quake struck 130 miles from Ternate, the capital of Maluku island at a depth of 20 miles.

“We have called local authorities in Ternate and coastal areas to warn them of a potential tsunami,” said a local seismologist.