Ternate: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of Ternate island, Indonesia, killing at least one person after a building collapsed, Indonesian media reported.
According to Qatar News Agency, the earthquake was about 127 kilometers west of Ternate at a shallow depth of 35 kilometers. Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning for islands surrounding the Molucca Sea.
Indonesia lies within an active tectonic zone known as the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' which experiences intense seismic and volcanic activity.