JAKARTA -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Moluccas islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S.
Geological Survey reported, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
The agency said the main quake was felt in other parts of Indonesia, including cities on Sulawesi island and in Sorong on Papua island."There are no reports of infrastructure damage yet," said Iksan Subur, an official with Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency based in the regency of South Halmahera, near the earthquake's epicenter.
The national disaster mitigation agency also said the quake did not have the potential to case a tsunami, and asked people to remain calm and on alert for more aftershocks.
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