Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off Indonesia

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early yesterday, killing at least 38 people, and collapsing buildings and homes.Authorities said that more than a dozen residents were injured.Authorities issued a tsunami warning and urged coastal residents to move to higher ground, but later lifted the warning when the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said monitoring showed no significant sea-level changes that would pose a threat to coastal communities. People look at a crack in a road following an earthquake in Mbay, Indonesia, yesterday. Photo: EPA The US Geological Survey said the quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km at 5:58am. Its epicenter was 68km north-northwest of the city of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara Province.The initial q