Strong 7.6-magnitude quake hits off the coast of Indonesia

Illustrative. A villager looks at damaged houses following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 268 people, with many hundreds injured and others missing in Cianjur on November 22, 2022. (ADITYA AJI / AFP)
File: A villager looks at damaged houses following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 268 people, with many hundreds injured and others missing in Cianjur on November 22, 2022. (ADITYA AJI / AFP)

A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reports.

The epicenter of the quake is located 427 kilometers (265 miles) south of the Indonesian island of Ambon at a depth of 95 kilometers, USGS says.

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