7.6 Quake Damages Buildings in Indonesia, Felt in Australia

7.6 Quake Damages Buildings in Indonesia, Felt in Australia
A map showing the location of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia, on Jan. 10, 2023. USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—A powerful deep-sea earthquake damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia early Tuesday and was widely felt in northern Australia.

Two school buildings and 124 houses were damaged in Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands and Southwest Maluku districts, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Only one injury was reported.