Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia, tsunami evaluation in progress, EMSC says

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores region on Saturday, prompting a tsunami warning, according to the EMSC. The quake's magnitude was revised multiple times, and a second quake of magnitude 6.2 was detected. A tsunami evaluation is in progress.

A tsunami warning was issued after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores region on Saturday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The earthquake's magnitude was initially classified as 7.5, then downgraded to 6.9, before being reclassified as 7.5 and then upgraded to 7.7. The quake occurred at a depth of 35 km at 5:58 a.m. local time (12:58 a.m. Israel time). A second earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was detected in the same region at 6:13 a.m. local time (1:13 a.m. Israel time). The EMSC noted that a tsunami evaluation is in progress. The article is a developing story with no reports of damage or casualties yet.