A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck the Banda Sea near Indonesia and East Timor, with shaking felt as far away as Australia, seismologists say.The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 and struck about 95 kilometers below the seabed, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).Indonesia’s seismological agency BMKG put the magnitude at 7.5, down from an earlier estimate of 7.9.A 9.1-magnitude earthquake, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, struck off Sumatra’s west coast in December 2004, causing a massive tsunami which hit countries across the Pacific, killing at least 227,898 people.If you want to receive breaking news alerts by email, click here to sign up."