Darwin feels tremors from large earth quake

                               DARWIN FEELS TREMORS FORM LARGE EARTH QUAKE



           Residents in Darwin are being evacoated from shops as termers were felt across the city                      following an earthquake



                                       

                                                   
     

          The US Geological Survey (USGS) says an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck in the Banda               Sea off Indonesia — which sits above the Northern Territory — about 11am on Monday.
         the  quake caused tremors in Darwin for about five minutes.
         Buildings shook and several hotels and businesses have been evacuated in the CBD.                          
         According to the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre the mainland is not at risk of being            hit by a tsunami.

         Residents have reported feeling the tremors 300kms south of Darwin, in Maningrida and                      Katherine, according to the 123.
        The earthquake occurred at a depth of 213 kilometres, according to Geoscience Australia.
         Local residents have varied accounts of the quake, with many saying they felt two separate                  tremors.



                         

                          

        Other residents, reporting their experiences online, described the two tremors as “bouncing”            furniture and electrical goods, as they felt the two tremors last for between ten seconds and two          minutes.
    Office workers were seen throughout Darwin outside buildings after feeling the earthquake.                    
     One worker, Robyn, said no alarm had gone off but workers had decided to get out of the building      anyway.
     She said it was the strongest she had ever felt in Darwin



                             

                         DARWIN FEELS TREMORS FORM LARGE EARTH QUAKE