Executive Summary:

• A 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia.
• The quake’s impact on tsunami risk is being assessed.
• Local ferry services are a concern for travelers.

The Buzz Score

The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical

Forum Discussion

People are worried about the earthquake’s potential to cause a tsunami.

Is this big enough to produce a Tsunami? Apparently maybe only a small localised one, but I’m supposed to be getting the ferry from Lombok to Bali shortly and two of those have already burnt down the last 2 weeks!

I know large earthquakes are effectively random (ignoring aftershocks) but this feels like a lot this year, yeah?

Others are looking into the technical details.

So Google Earth says the ocean depth at the epicenter is 6,286 ft / 1,916 m, but I couldn’t find a corresponding tsunami alert or evaluation of risk.

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