Within half an hour of the quake, waves up to 75cm were recorded in North Minahasa and 20cm in Bitung, both north of Sulawesi island. JAKARTA: A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday (Apr 2), killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 centimetres (2.5 feet) and triggering a tsunami warning that was subsequently lifted. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit at a shallow depth of 35km in the Molucca Sea between the Sulawesi and