A magnitude 7.2 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia rattled Darwin early this afternoon, with tremors shaking buildings for nearly five minutes and causing evacuations across the city.
There have been no reports of injuries in the city as a result of the tremors, while potential damage to buildings is yet to be fully assessed.
Footage captured in the city shows household items and office equipment shaking during the quake.
Significant earth tremor rocks Darwin for several minutes. The ATWS reports a 7.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 12.03pm in the Banda Sea @9NewsDarwin @9NewsAUS pic.twitter.com/YlYX3Fbt0V
— Kathleen Gazzola (@kathleengazzola) June 24, 2019
Definitely shocked me a bit when I heard the noises that the #earthquake caused 😂 #Darwin pic.twitter.com/NOsW3fu74j
— Sir James Gore 🇦🇺 (@james_gore47) June 24, 2019
Thanks earthquake.
Cracked wall on the room and stairwell. #earthquake #darwin. @9NewsDarwin @abcnews @TheNTNews pic.twitter.com/ILbKYMczGo— Taddy Vinda (@mstwtd) June 24, 2019
The NT News reports shops in the Casuarina Shopping Centre were evacuated as a safety precaution, while office workers were filmed standing outside after leaving their buildings.
Scenes in Darwin city as people evacuated from buildings after what’s believed to be an earthquake @abcdarwin pic.twitter.com/YaTVu3T6ld
— Sowaibah Hanifie (@SowaibahH) June 24, 2019
Geoscience Australia states the quake struck in the Banda Sea at 11:53am local time, at a depth of about 207 metres.
Fortunately, the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre confirmed there is no active tsunami warning for the Darwin region.
