Jakarta: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck in the Maluku area in the eastern part of the country, the country's meteorology agency said on Saturday.
The quake measured magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was located 209 km north west of Saumlaki at a depth of 165 km.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck at 11:40 pm local time 2010 hrs IST.
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