JAKARTA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A woman was found dead after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Maluku region of eastern Indonesia early Thursday morning, according to a local search and rescue team.
The country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the earthquake had the potential to trigger a tsunami in North Maluku and North Sulawesi, issuing early warning alerts with "alert" and "caution" status. ■
