tsumami darwin

An earthquake off Australia’s north coast has been felt in Darwin on Monday
Buildings around the city were evacuated as a precaution after the shake
According to the Bureau of Meteorology there is no tsunami threat

A massive earthquake has struck near Australia’s north coast – sparking an evacuation across Darwin.

The 7.2 magnitude earthquake happened in a remote area of Indonesia in the Banda Sea on Monday.

Residents in Darwin who felt the shake reported it went for more than two minutes.

‘My house is still shaking in Palmerston. And back wall is slightly cracked,’ one person posted.

‘I literally just ran out of the house, it was shaking so much,’ another person wrote on Twitter.

Some buildings and schools have been evacuated as a precaution.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology there is no tsunami threat.

Domenic Fracaro was at his apartment in the CBD making lunch in a building in the CBD when the shaking began.
‘I thought it was a jet aircraft down very low, and my wife started running for the front door,’ he told ABC.
He and his wife fled down the fire escape.

‘I lost my balance, a couple of times. It’s the worst one I’ve ever experienced in the four years we’ve been here, that’s for sure.’

The quake was also felt on Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali and the East Timor capital of Dili.

The quake, initially recorded at a magnitude of 7.2, hit out at sea at a depth of 220km.

There was no tsunami warning due the quake’s depth, the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

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