A massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Indonesia early Monday, causing a temporary tsunami warning as thousands of people fled their homes.
The quake was recorded at an underwater location about 135 kilometres northwest of the island of Sulawesi, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The quake and subsequent tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, caused panic in nearby coastal towns.
Indonesia's local geological survey measured the earthquake at a monstrous 7.7. However, there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Indonesia's location along the so-called "Ring of Fire," which is an area of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin, makes it particularly vulnerable to earthquakes.
It was a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the fourth-largest in more than 100 years, which hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra in December 2004.
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which affected 14 countries, killed more than 200,000 people and displaced nearly 1.7 million others.
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