Powerful Earthquakes Strike Eastern Indonesia

September 29, 2010
FoxNews.com

JAKARTA, Indonesia-- A powerful earthquake struck waters off eastern Indonesia early Thursday, just a moment after another quake struck the same region.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, but local officials warned the second quake had the potential to trigger a tsunami.

The U.S. Geological Survey said a quake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck just off the eastern coast of the country. A minute later, a larger quake in the same area with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 was centered 13 miles beneath the ocean floor. the rest