A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has hit the Tanimbar area in Indonesia early Tuesday morning, in accordance with Geoscience Australia.
The huge quake was felt as distant as Darwin, with some residents reporting being jolted awake in the course of the evening.
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The undersea earthquake occurred at a depth of 97km.
Greater than 2000 reviews of the earthquake have been obtained by Australia’s chief earthquake company.
Australians within the Northern Territory shared their experiences on social media after experiencing the large tremor.
Some reported their complete homes have been shaking, whereas others mentioned they struggled to get again to sleep after the “scary” ordeal.
“That Earthquake was scary as! Your complete home simply shook like loopy and footage fell off the partitions!” one girl posted to Twitter.
“Nicely that was surprising. I’ve by no means jumped away from bed as quick,” one other added.
In the meantime, Darwin resident Annabel Bowles informed Dawn at first they believed it was a cyclone.
“We do get cyclones up right here, we had tropical cyclone Ellie simply a few weeks in the past,” she mentioned.
“However there have been covers rattling, glass within the cabinets shaking, individuals’s swimming pools water forking out.
“I’ve heard reviews of a few of our house buildings within the metropolis even swaying and rocking.”
The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Middle mentioned there was no tsunami risk to the Australian mainland, islands or territories.
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