Indonesia Earthquake: Chaos, Damage, and Death

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome in. This is Global News Today, where global headlines meet AI. A 7.4-mangatute earthquake rocked the Malucca Sea in Indonesia this morning at 648 local time, striking midway between Ternate and Monato. That's about 120 kilometers east of Ternate and 160 west of Monato on Sulawesi Island with by-tung nearby. It got revised down, but still packed a punch in the super-sized Mikatsuba. Sunami warnings went out for coasts in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, but the Pacific Sunami Warning Center just called it off. Left. Japan issued a heads-up for minor sea level shifts in spots like Shizuoka and Hokkaido, though they expect zero damage. Two aftershocks hit already, 5.5 and 5.2 magnitudes, and officials say more are coming. Monato and by-tung describe pure chaos walls, shaking for over a minute, furniture

1:00rattling, even rumbling sounds. People bolted outside mid-shower, drivers pulled over to dodge falling poles, and crowds hudden panic at markets and schools. Parents rushed to grab kids as teachers sent everyone home fast. Damage reports are trickling in, a sports complex and Monato collapsed into rubble, buildings cracked in by-tung, and sadly, a 70-year-old woman in. Monahasa Regency died from falling debris. Injuries popped up too, but details are light so far, no massive widespread destruction noted yet. Indonesia's geological agency is urging everyone to steer clear of coasts and landslide prone cliffs, follow evacuation routes, and key bison. Updates. Families are hunkered down, monitoring the shakes, as teams assess the full picture.