Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

A still image from a social media video shows dust disturbances on side of hill after an earthquake in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia December 14, 2021. Alldo Van Robby/via REUTERS

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning and sending residents fleeing from their homes but causing only minor damage and injuring one person, authorities said.

The tsunami warning was lifted about two hours after the quake struck at 0320 GMT in the Flores Sea, about 112 km (70 miles) northwest of the town of Larantuka, in the eastern part of Flores island.