Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Indonesia -EMSC - Reuters.com

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Indonesia issued a tsunami informing for astir 3 hours aft a 7.6 earthquake struck disconnected Indonesia's Tanimbar islands earlier 3 a.m. section clip connected Tuesday, but nary important changes successful oversea level were recorded, section media quoted an authoritative arsenic saying.

The almighty quake, locally measured arsenic a magnitude 7.5, was astatine a extent of 130 km (80.78 miles), the country's geophysics bureau BMKG said.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded the magnitude arsenic 7.6, aft initially reporting it arsenic a magnitude 7.7. The U.S. Geological Survey besides pegged it arsenic a 7.6 magnitude.

Indonesia's catastrophe bureau BNPB officials were checking for the grade of the quake's impact, but aboriginal reports showed airy to mean harm to buildings, its spokesperson said.

News website Liputan6.com reported houses successful Saumlaki municipality successful Yamdena land were severely damaged.

Reporting by Ananda Teresia successful Jakarta and Akanksha Khushi successful Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler

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