A strong earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia, killing one woman, damaging dozens of buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing to higher ground shouting «tsunami,» officials said Saturday. The 6.3-magnitude quake that struck at 10:01 p.m. (1401 GMT) Friday was centered 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Raba, a town on Sumbawa island, and did not trigger a seismic wave, the U.S. Geological Survey and local meteorological officials said. The tremor rattled several towns and cities and could also be felt in nearby East Nusatenggara province, said Hazairin, a municipal official on Sumbawa who goes by only one name. The body of 62-year-old Siti Syiah was found under a fallen cabinet in her home early Saturday, he said, and dozens of schools, houses and other buildings were destroyed in the violent tremor, the Associated Press reported.
