An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck in the Molucca Sea off Indonesia on Thursday morning, leaving one woman dead and triggering tsunami waves up to 75 centimeters high, U.S. and Indonesian authorities said.The temblor originated at around 126 kilometers west northwest of Ternate at a depth of 35 km, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Earlier, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said that tsunami waves could reach the coasts of Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and other nearby countries. However, it confirmed that the tsunami threat from the earthquake has passed.READ FULL ARTICLE
