Petobo village on the island of Sulawesi, northwest of Indonesia, has previously been struck by liquefaction. 123rf / Amirudin Agus Nursalim
A tsunami alert was sounded and later downgraded after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake northwest of Indonesia's Maluku Islands.
The tremor was reported 134km northwest of the island of Ternate , 45km deep, according to the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake was located between the islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera.
One
person posted online from the capital city on the island of Sulawesi: "On top floor of a 8-storey apartment building in Manado. Building swayed strongly for a full minute. Painting fell from wall. People rushed out but we did not run downstairs. Still swaying slightly even now."
