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