The eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi was struck by a magnitude-7.5 earthquake at 1:02 a.m. local time today, the U.S. Geological Survey said in an online alert. A second, less powerful shock rattled the same area about 30 minutes later.
The first quake hit 85 miles (136 kilometers) northwest of Gorontalo in Sulawesi at a depth of 13 miles, the U.S. agency said. The second, with an initial magnitude of 5.8, was 87 miles northwest of Gorontalo at a depth of 28 miles. It was recorded at 1:34 a.m. local time, the USGS said.
Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning after the earthquake, which it measured at 7.7 magnitude, Reuters reported.
The first quake hit 85 miles (136 kilometers) northwest of Gorontalo in Sulawesi at a depth of 13 miles, the U.S. agency said. The second, with an initial magnitude of 5.8, was 87 miles northwest of Gorontalo at a depth of 28 miles. It was recorded at 1:34 a.m. local time, the USGS said.
Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning after the earthquake, which it measured at 7.7 magnitude, Reuters reported.
