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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nA major tsunami warning has been issued after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia.\n\nIndonesia - along with neighbouring countries Malaysia and the Philippines - has been put on high alert for dangerous tsunami waves.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe US Tsunami Warning System (USTWS) has warned the hazardous waves could occur within 1,000 km of the epicenter in the Northern Molucca Sea.\n\nThe quake was recorded at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nIts epicenter was roughly 120 km from the city of Ternate, located in the North Maluku province of Indonesia, the USGS said.\n\nThe city is home to more than 205,000 residents.\n\nAccording to USGS data, the major tremor occurred at around 6.48pm local time.\n\nTwo smaller aftershocks have been detected close to where the 7.8 magnitude quake took place.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThey registered magnitudes of 5.5 and 5.4 respectively and both occurred within half an hour after the initial shake.\n\nAftershocks can occur in the days, weeks and potentially years after the initial quake.\n\nAlthough they are typically smaller, they can often be of equal or larger magnitude to the first trembler.\n\nThe USTWS has cautioned that tsunami waves reaching 0.3 metres to one metre above the tide level could hit Indonesia's coastline.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe agency issued an additional forecast of waves less than 30cm above tide level for Guam, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Taiwan.\n\nMeanwhile, the Japan Meteorological Agency has said \"slight sea level changes\" could hit the Japanese coast, added that no tsunami damage is expected.\n\nAustralia’s bureau of meteorology confirmed there was no threat of tsunami waves striking the country's mainland or islands.\n\nIndonesia is particularly prone to quakes due to its location on the Ring of Fire - a horseshoe-shaped belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean with intense tectonic activity.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIt is home to three-quarters of the active volcanoes worldwide and is the site of around 90 per cent of total global shakes.\n\n**_More to follow..._**\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Major tsunami warning issued after 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia"
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