Jakarta: At least one person has been found dead and hundreds were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia, an official said.
The shallow quake struck about 165km south-southwest of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province at 6.28pm, according to the US Geological Survey.
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