Breaking news -Tsunami warning issued for Indonesia after strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake
Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea.
The US Geological Survey said on Sunday that the magnitude 6.9 earthquake was centred 185km southeast of Manado at a depth of 24km.
The quake caused panic in the city of Ternate in the Maluku island chain, where people ran to higher ground.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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"I was getting ready to sleep when the window started rattling," Budi Nurgianto, a Ternate resident, told AFP news agency.
"It was very strong. I ran from my house and all my neighbours fled too."
Indonesia is one of the most disaster-hit nations due to its position straddling the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide.
It has been hit by a string of deadly quakes including a devastating 2004 tremor measuring 9.1 that struck off the coast of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami that killed 220,000 throughout the region, including 168,000 in Indonesia.
The Boxing Day disaster was the world's third biggest quake since 1900, and lifted the ocean floor in some places by 15 metres.
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Indonesia's Aceh province is the hardest hit area, but the tsunami affects coastal areas as far away as Africa.
Last year, a 7.5-magnitude quake and a subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island killed more than 2,200 with a thousand more declared missing.
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The stunning Leitir Mhic An Bhaird (Lettermacaward) Donegal during May 2018
Vivid Rainbow from up on Breezy mountain South Donegal
I was in Albufeira Portugal I was waiting for the full moon to come up and it did not let me down.
The orange and red tints that the Moon sometimes take on rising and setting are caused by the particles in the Earth's atmosphere. When light (or more specifically, packets of light called photons) from an astronomical object passes through the Earth's atmosphere, it scatters off of particles in the latter.
What a unbelievable night and morning out storm chasing, These number of thunderstorms had to be the best in years as most of the lightning was CG bolts. I even manage to captures Two to three CG bolts in one shot.
One of the most beautiful views of Slieve league From sea and got some nice photos.
Photos from this angle I have not seen yet and it was wonderful to finally capture that moment.
