Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia, Triggering Tsunami Warning

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Flores island early Saturday, August 15, causing buildings to collapse and killing at least five people. Authorities initially issued a tsunami warning, urging coastal residents to move to higher ground, but later lifted it after monitoring showed no significant sea-level changes. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers.