The US Geological Survey reported that a 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning, causing waves reaching 75 centimeters high and killing one person. She said, "The earthquake, which was initially recorded with a magnitude of 7.8, occurred in the Molucca Sea at 06:48 local time (22:48 GMT). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Hawaii, issued a warning of the occurrence of dangerous tsunami waves "within a thousand kilometers of the epicenter" along the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Within half an hour of the quake, waves reaching a height of 75 centimeters were recorded in northern Minahasa and 20 centimeters in Bitung, both on the northern island of Sulawesi, according to the Indonesian geological agency BMKG. Waves 30 centimeters high were also detected in North Maluku Province. The Tsunami Warning Center raised its warning shortly after the earthquake, noting that the tsunami threat had “passed.” One person was killed as a result of a building collapse in Manado, a city located in North Sulawesi. Budi Nurianto, 42, a resident of Ternate, said he was inside his house when the quake struck. "We felt the earthquake strongly," he added. I heard it first from the walls of the house that shook. When I came out, there were a lot of people outside. They were in panic. "The earthquake was felt for a long time, more than a minute." He continued, "I saw some people leaving their homes without finishing showering." Head of the Meteorological Department, Teuku Faisal Fathani, told reporters in the capital, Jakarta, that he had recorded 11 aftershocks, the strongest of which was 5.5 degrees.