In the predawn stillness of Saturday, the earth beneath Flores island broke open with a force that has visited this corner of Indonesia before and will visit it again — a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, shallow and unsparing, struck off the northern coast, killing at least one person and sending thousands toward higher ground as the sea drew back in that ancient, ominous way. A tsunami warning was issued, then lifted, but the reprieve offered little comfort to those who know what this island has endured: in 1992, a quake of identical magnitude here killed some 2,500 people. Flores sits within the Pa
7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia's Flores Island; Tsunami Warning Lifted
At least one person killed and four wounded; thousands evacuated from coastal areas; extent of casualties still being assessed as rescue operations continue.