Magnitude 7.4 quake hits off Indonesia’s Ternate, tsunami warning triggered
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“Magnitude 7.4 quake hits off Indonesia’s Ternate, tsunami warning triggered”
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“The United States Geological Survey says the earthquake was at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles)”
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“The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which was initially recorded at a magnitude of 7.8, was at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles)”
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“The epicentre of the earthquake was about 120km (75 miles) from Ternate, in Indonesia’s North Maluku province”
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— Ternate (Indonesian pronunciation: [t̪ərˈnat̪e]), also known as the City of Ternate (Indonesian: Kota Ternate; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌkot̪a t̪ərˈnat̪e]), is the
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— Ternate, officially the Municipality of Ternate (Filipino: Bayan ng Ternate; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ternate), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2024 censu…
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— Ternate is a language of northern Maluku, eastern Indonesia. It is spoken by the Ternate people, who inhabit the island of Ternate, as well as many other areas of the archipelago. It is the dominant i…
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“According to the US Tsunami Warning System, dangerous tsunami waves were possible within 1,000km (621 miles) of the epicentre along the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia”
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— The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, abbreviated as IOTWS, was set up to provide warning to inhabitants of nations bordering the Indian Ocean of approaching tsunamis. The tsunami warning system ha…
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