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1 killed as 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolts off E. Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku on Wednesday, leaving one person dead, local disaster official said.

The tremor, which hit the hardest at III to IV MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) in Ternate city, caused the collapse of a telecommunication tower and killing of a worker, said Fehby Alting, head of the provincial disaster management