A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in the Banda Sea, off the coast of Darwin, Australia, on Tuesday. The seismic event was detected at a depth of 62 km.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, “there was no threat of a tsunami to Australia” following the earthquake. Geoscience Australia received nearly 300 reports from individuals who felt the tremors.
The significant seismic activity in the Banda Sea came shortly after a smaller, magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck the Gippsland region of Victoria on Monday evening at 7:54pm.The epicenter of this quake was located at Sandy Point, in close proximity to Wilsons Promontory, approximately 190km south-east of Melbourne.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, “there was no threat of a tsunami to Australia” following the earthquake. Geoscience Australia received nearly 300 reports from individuals who felt the tremors.
The significant seismic activity in the Banda Sea came shortly after a smaller, magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck the Gippsland region of Victoria on Monday evening at 7:54pm.The epicenter of this quake was located at Sandy Point, in close proximity to Wilsons Promontory, approximately 190km south-east of Melbourne.
Source : Times of India
