The Associated Press reports that a powerful earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage:
The U.S. Geological Survey (search) said the quake measured magnitude 6.5 and was not related to the massive magnitude-9.0 quake that hit western Indonesia on Dec. 26, triggering a tsunami that killed tens of thousands across southern Asian and eastern Africa.
Jakarta's El-Shinta radio reported that residents fled their homes Saturday in panic in Bau Bau, fearing another tsunami. However, officials told the radio station that there was no possibility of a tsunami from Saturday's quake.
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