Dikhyaa Mohanty 
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on November 14, causing panic but no deaths or major damage were reported. The epicentre was in the Flores Sea, north of East Nusa Tenggara province, where the quake sparked terror after hitting in the late morning (0320 GMT).
According to the reports, no significant damage or fatalities were immediately reported, but Indonesian authorities urged caution with more than a dozen smaller aftershocks detected. National Disaster Agency Spokesman Abdul Muhari stated that one person was injured in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, and a school building was damaged on Selayar Island. The impact of the quake was still being assessed.
The report further added that the intensity of the shaking sparked panic in many areas, with videos from some towns and villages shared on social media showing people running outside, some holding small children. Streets were seen clogged with traffic as vehicles attempted to leave for safe locations.
The USGS placed the epicentre at a depth of 18.5 kilometres (11 miles), around 100 kilometres north of the Flores Island town of Maumere, home to more than 80,000 people, where the quake disrupted coronavirus inoculations.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stated that the quake no longer posed a threat of tsunamis after earlier warning that such waves were possible within a 1,000-kilometre radius of the epicentre.
