A strong earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea near Indonesia on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami alert that was later lifted.??
One person was killed from falling rubble in the?Manado area of Indonesia, Reuters reported, cited local media.?
U.S. authorities had issued a tsunami warning for the coast of Indonesia, with smaller waves possible in other areas incuding Japan, but the alert was lifted later in the morning.?
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning of slight sea level changes for the nation¡¯s Pacific coast, but this alert level does not predict damage in the nation.?
The magnitude 7.4 quake struck off Indonesia at 7:48 a.m., according to the JMA.
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