Darwin rocked by magnitude 7.2 earthquake which struck the Barat Daya islands in Indonesia
- Earthquake struck the islands at about 5.25am AEDT on Thursday morning
- More than 1,700 Northern Territory residents reported feeling a shudder
Darwin has been rocked by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake which struck Indonesia overnight.
The quake hit north of Timor Leste in the southeastern Asian country’s Barat Daya Islands at about 5.25am AEDT on Thursday morning.
There is no threat of tsunami to the islands or Australian mainland, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Geoscience said more than 1,700 Northern Territory residents reported feeling the shudder from the earthquake early on Thursday.
‘Can confirm shaking for around one minute here in Darwin from the earthquake north of Australia,’ one tweeted.
More to come
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