 A powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale has rocked eastern Indonesia, the US Geological Survey says. The quake struck at 1.58am on Saturday (1658 GMT Friday) in the Banda Sea, about 195km south of Ambon city in the Maluku Islands, the USGC said on its Web site. It occurred at a depth of 342km. There was no danger of a tsunami, and no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Internet news portal Detik.com reported from Ambon that people fled their houses in panic when the earthquake, which lasted about two minutes, struck. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said no destructive tsunami threat existed.
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