A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Indonesia and a tsunami warning is issued

Hit Maritime earthquake of magnitude 7.4 east of Indonesia today, Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey, while an American monitoring center issued a warning of the possibility of waves The earthquake, which was initially recorded with a magnitude of 7.8, occurred in the Molucca Sea at 06.48 local time (22.48 GMT).
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning of a dangerous tsunami within 1,000 kilometers of the epicenter along the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.

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