A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Northern Molucca Sea region in Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said.

The quake on Thursday was at a shallow depth of 10km (6.21 miles), it said.

The US tsunami warning system said tsunami waves were possible with 1,000km of the epicentre, along the coasts of Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia.

The epicenter of the quake was about 120 km from the city of Ternate, in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, which has a population of over 205,000, according to USGS.

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