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| 7.3- magnitude earthquake strikes Banda sea off Indonesia coast, tremors felt in Australia | |
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| An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit a remote part of Indonesia in the Banda Sea. There has been no tsunami warning. | An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit a remote part of Indonesia in the Banda Sea. There has been no tsunami warning. |
| The quake struck some 300 km (190 mi) to the northwest of Saumlaki, a village in Indonesia at the depth of 208 km (129 miles), according to the US Geological Survey. | The quake struck some 300 km (190 mi) to the northwest of Saumlaki, a village in Indonesia at the depth of 208 km (129 miles), according to the US Geological Survey. |
| The epicenter of the quake located some 319 km (198 mi) of the capital and the most populous city of the Indonesian province of Maluku, Ambon, which is a home to some 430,000 residents. | |
| According to the USGS estimates, there is low likelihood of casualties and damage resulting from the quake. | |
| The tremors from the quake were felt in Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory, with residents taking to Twitter to report the shaking and minor damage it caused to their homes. | |
| Local media reported that quake sent buildings rocking for about five minutes. | |
| Parts of downtown Darwin were evacuated due to the quake, ABC reported. | |
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