Indonesia's Earthquake Triggers Memories of a Darker Past The magnitude 7. 7 earthquake that ravaged eastern Indonesia has left at least 51 people dead and thousands displaced.
The disaster serves as a stark reminder of the country's precarious position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where fault lines are constantly shifting, threatening to unleash another catastrophe.
Rescue teams struggled to reach survivors trapped under rubble, revealing that this was no ordinary earthquake.