Magnitude-7.7 quake hits off coast of Indonesia, killing at least 47

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia in the eastern Flores region, the United States Geological Survey reported on Friday.

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia in the eastern Flores region, the United States Geological Survey reported on Friday.

The epicenter was 42 miles north-northwest of the city of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province.

At least 47 people have been killed, the ​National Disaster Management Agency said Saturday.

Rescue teams have yet to reach Nagekeo, the region ‌closest to the epicentre, after landslides blocked roads and disrupted communications, officials said.

“The quake was massive, the shock was so strong,” Nona, a 51-year-old resident of Talibura, a village in East Nusa Tenggara, told Reuters. “There were 13 of us inside the house and we all ran to save ourselves.”