A 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck close to the Banda Sea has been felt in Darwin, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) mentioned.
Greater than 100 residents within the Northern Territory capital have reported feeling tremors, which shook beds early morning.
United States Geological Survey mentioned the earthquake occurred round 182 kilometres north east of Lospalos in Timor Leste, often known as East Timor.
It struck at a depth of 126 kilometres. There may be presently no tsunami risk to Australia.
Native Jasumati Patel instructed 9News.com.au the quake lasted for a number of minutes.
"I'm a deep sleeper and dwell on the third ground," she mentioned.
"I woke to the mattress shaking strongly, that lasted a couple of minutes after which received a bit lighter, which continued for a number of extra minutes."
It isn't but recognized if there may be any injury referring to the quake.
Darwin isn't any stranger to earthquakes resulting from its proximity to Indonesia, which is located on the Ring of Fireplace.
Within the early hours of December 30 2021, residents felt tremors brought on by a a magnitude-7.3 quake.
It hit north of Timor-Leste, within the southern Banda Sea, Geoscience Australia (GA) mentioned.
It comes greater than every week after residents in Western Australia felt a 4.7 magnitude quake hit — a part of a wider "swarm" of minor quakes to hit east of Perth.
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