JAKARTA, Aug 15 — At least five people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia early today, a provincial governor said.
Tsunami waves of less than 1 metre were recorded in several areas of the Southeast Asian nation.
The tsunami warning was lifted about three hours after the quake.
East Nusa Tenggara Province Governor Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena told a press conference the five people died from collapsing rubble as they slept.
The national disaster mitigation agency BNPB put the toll at one dead and four injured.
