Twin quakes rattle Indonesia; 7.7-magnitude tremor leaves 38 dead

On Saturday, the ground shook very hard in Indonesia.

The first earthquake was very powerful, measuring 7.7 on the earthquake scale.

It hit near the Flores region, where buildings fell down and landslides covered roads.

At least 38 people died and 13 people were hurt.

Because the sea pulled back from the shore, leaders warned people that a giant wave called a tsunami might come, so about 2,000 people moved to higher ground.

Later, officials said the tsunami danger had passed.

Smaller earthquakes, called aftershocks, kept shaking the area, and the biggest one measured 6.1.

Hours later, another big earthquake shook Indonesia, and scientists disagreed a little about how strong it was — one group said 6.5 and another said 6.8.

Luckily, there were no reports of anyone hurt or big damage from that second quake.