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| Powerful earthquakes strike Asia | Powerful earthquakes strike Asia |
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| Two powerful earthquakes have struck the north-eastern Indonesian Moluccas islands and Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, triggering tsunami alerts. | Two powerful earthquakes have struck the north-eastern Indonesian Moluccas islands and Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, triggering tsunami alerts. |
| The first, which had a magnitude of 6.6, occurred at 0902 (0002 GMT) about 120km (75 miles) north of the city of Ternate, the US Geological Survey said. | The first, which had a magnitude of 6.6, occurred at 0902 (0002 GMT) about 120km (75 miles) north of the city of Ternate, the US Geological Survey said. |
| A few minutes later, a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Hokkaido's coast, 220km (135 miles) east of the capital, Sapporo. | A few minutes later, a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Hokkaido's coast, 220km (135 miles) east of the capital, Sapporo. |
| There have so far been no reports of casualties from either country. | There have so far been no reports of casualties from either country. |
| The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a warning for a 50cm (20-inch) tsunami along the eastern coast of Hokkaido and the north-eastern coast of the country's main island of Honshu. | The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a warning for a 50cm (20-inch) tsunami along the eastern coast of Hokkaido and the north-eastern coast of the country's main island of Honshu. |
| The warning was later cancelled. | The warning was later cancelled. |
| A tsunami alert issued immediately after the tremor in the Moluccas islands was lifted by Indonesia's meteorological agency when the feared wave never came. | A tsunami alert issued immediately after the tremor in the Moluccas islands was lifted by Indonesia's meteorological agency when the feared wave never came. |
| "I felt the shaking but it wasn't really strong," Ojihan Washab, a hospital worker in Ternate, told the AFP news agency afterwards. | "I felt the shaking but it wasn't really strong," Ojihan Washab, a hospital worker in Ternate, told the AFP news agency afterwards. |
| In Japan, emergency procedures were put into effect. | In Japan, emergency procedures were put into effect. |
| "Many people have evacuated up on higher ground." Jan Chadzynski told the BBC. | "Many people have evacuated up on higher ground." Jan Chadzynski told the BBC. |
| "My daughter is in elementary school here, all her school has been evacuated to the roof of the school." | "My daughter is in elementary school here, all her school has been evacuated to the roof of the school." |
| A tsunami forms when energy from an earthquake vertically jolts the seabed by several metres, displacing a huge volume of water. | A tsunami forms when energy from an earthquake vertically jolts the seabed by several metres, displacing a huge volume of water. |
| An earthquake off Indonesia triggered the 2004 Asian tsunami, which killed approximately 220,000 people across the Indian Ocean. | An earthquake off Indonesia triggered the 2004 Asian tsunami, which killed approximately 220,000 people across the Indian Ocean. |
| Indonesia and Japan both lie on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world's most seismically active areas. | Indonesia and Japan both lie on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world's most seismically active areas. |