JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- At least three people were killed when powerful earthquakes rocked eastern Indonesia, triggering landslides and demolishing dozens of homes.



A tsunami warning followed the largest tremor and sent panicked residents fleeing from buildings to higher ground.



The U.S. Geological Survey says the 7.0 magnitude quake was

centered 18 miles beneath the ocean floor, about 125 miles off the northern coast of Papua (PAH'-poo-wuh) province. It was accompanied by a series of strong aftershocks, the highest measuring 6.4.



A police spokesman in Yapen district says more than 20 homes

collapsed in one town, sparking fires in at least seven places. He

says two bodies were pulled from beneath the rubble.



The official Antara news agency says earlier in the day, a much

smaller, magnitude 5.3 quake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island

triggered landslides that badly damaged at least 50 homes. One

person was killed.