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Indonesians gather outside their homes after a 7.7 Richter scale quake hit Padang, Indonesia, on 25 October 2010. Photo by EPA/BGNES
At least 23 people have been killed and over 160 went missing after a 7,7-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia Monday night and triggered a tsunami, BBC reports.
The tsunami wave has washed away hundreds of houses in 10 villages on the Mentawai Islands, off the island of Sumatra.
The wave was triggered by the quake which struck 20 km under the ocean late Monday. The death toll is expected to climb with further reports about damage and injuries.
The population of the Mentawai Islands is not large, but they are a popular surfing spot.
So far, nine Australians and a Japanese national on a surfing charter boat are among the missing, Sky News reports.
The search and rescue operations are being seriously hampered by bad weather, officials have announced.
Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is prone to quakes and volcanic activity due to its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Molucca Sea, Indonesia, near Ternate early Thursday morning, resulting in at least one fatality and triggering widespread alarm across the region
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Seismic activity continues to be recorded around Mount Athos following a stronger earthquake measured at 4.9 on the Richter scale, with authorities confirming a sequence of ongoing aftershocks.
An earthquake with a magnitude of around 5 on the Richter scale struck the Aegean Sea at 9:08 p.m. yesterday, with tremors felt across large parts of Bulgaria.
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An earthquake with a magnitude between 4.7 and 4.8 on the Richter scale was recorded on Monday morning in northeastern Greece and was also felt in parts of Bulgaria
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