Earthquake Today, April 2 -- A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Indonesia early Thursday, killing at least one person, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending residents fleeing into the streets in panic. The warning was lifted within hours, but the tremor underscored the region's enduring seismic vulnerability.

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres in the Molucca Sea, between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups. The intensity of the tremor was felt widely across northern Indonesia, with strong shaking reported in urban centres.

In Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, the quake caused structural damage, including the collapse of ...