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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores region early Saturday, August 15, destroying buildings and killing at least two people. Authorities initially issued tsunami warnings but later lifted them after monitoring showed no significant sea-level threat.
A significant earthquake struck Japan on Tuesday, resulting in at least 13 deaths, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed. The disaster underscores ongoing seismic risks across the Asia-Pacific region.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, injuring several people and triggering widespread power outages and transport suspensions across the region.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake centred near Langsa in North Sumatra triggered tremor reports across Malaysia's Klang Valley on July 22. Malaysian fire and rescue authorities responded to three separate incident calls and confirmed all affected buildings sustained no structural damage.