Earthquake near Indonesia kills oneMAGNITUDE 7.4: A person died when a building collapsed in Manado and they were buried under the rubble, while three sustained light injuries, officials saidAFP, MANADO, IndonesiaA magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck yesterday off eastern Indonesia, killing one person, damaging buildings and sending people running into the streets in panic. The early-morning tremor in the Molucca Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups triggered waves up to 75cm high and prompted a tsunami warning that was subsequently lifted. I pushed all three of them and told them: ‘Run.’”Police officers inspect a damaged building of the National Sports Committee of Indonesia in Manado following an earthquake yesterday. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially said that hazardous tsunami were possible within 1,000km of the epicenter along the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Elevated waves were observed in nine locations in North Maluku, North Sulawesi and Gorontalo provinces, with the highest hitting 75cm in North Minahasa, Indonesia’s BMKG geological agency said.

Source: Taipei Times April 02, 2026 17:47 UTC