No Risk of Tsunami, Indonesian Quake Shakes Northen Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says there is no risk of a tsunami to Australia after people across the north of the country were awoken by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake in waters off Indonesia overnight.
11 Jan 2023 17:00
Properties in Indonesia after the 7.6 earthquake.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says there is no risk of a tsunami to Australia after people across the north of the country were awoken by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake in waters off Indonesia overnight.
At 3:17am ACST on Tuesday, the undersea earthquake struck near the Tanimbar Islands, about 600 kilometres north of Darwin.
So far there have been no reports of damage in Australia, but local authorities in the Tanimbar Islands said 15 houses and two school buildings were damaged, with one resident suffering injuries
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Source: ABC
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