A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia Saturday, briefly prompting warnings that a tsunami might be headed for land.
The earthquake was recorded at 10:31 a.m. local time at a depth of 29.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. People in Manado, Indonesia, felt the quake, Reuters reported, but there were no immediately-apparent injuries.
"It was strong," Regina Saerang, a witness in Manado, told Reuters. "I felt it for about a minute. There was no damage but people on my street are pouring out of our houses."
A photo from the scene showed some damage:
Bagian bangunan Lion Hotel Mdo yg runtuh akibat gempa || source : Yongke Londa (reporter KompasTV Mdo)
A disaster mitigation official in Indonesia told Reuters the country had prepared airplanes and other resources in case they became necessary.
The quake initially prompted the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii to warn of hazardous waves within a radius of about 186 miles. However, the center later canceled the warning and reported that there was "no longer a tsunami threat from this earthquake."
By early afternoon, Renato Solidum of the Philippine seismology agency also told Reuters there was no threat of a tsunami.