Tsunami alert issued after earthquake strikes near Indonesia印度尼西亚附近发生地震后发布海啸警报A powerful earthquake has struck off the northeast coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.

印度尼西亚苏拉威西岛东北海岸发生强烈地震，促使当局发布海啸警报。

Indonesia's geophysics agency reported a 7.

1 magnitude quake while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude at 6.

9.

印度尼西亚地球物理局报告称发生了7.

1级地震，而美国地质调查局(USGS)则将震级定为6.

9级。

The USGS said the earthquake was centred 185km southeast of Manado at a depth of 24km.

美国地质调查局表示，地震震中位于马纳多东南185公里处，震源深度24公里。

A graphic posted on Twitter by Indonesia's geophysics agency predicted waves of half a metre for parts of North Sulawesi and North Maluku.

印度尼西亚地球物理局在Twitter上发布的一张图片预测，北苏拉威西和北马鲁古部分地区的海浪将达到半米。

There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.

目前还没有重大损失或人员伤亡的报告。

The quake caused panic in the city of Ternate in the Maluku island chain, where people ran to higher ground, a witness told The Associated Press.

一名目击者接受采访时表示，这次地震在马鲁库岛链的特伦特市引起了市民恐慌，人们纷纷跑到地势较高的地方。

Radio El Shinta reported that residents in Manado, North Sulawesi's provincial capital, ran out of their houses.

据El Shinta电台报道，北苏拉威西省首府马纳多的居民，已经纷纷离开了居住地。

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