Darwin earthquake: Magnitude 5.9 quake in Banda Sea off Timor-Leste rocks Northern Territory residents
Residents in one Aussie city felt the ground shake twice in one day after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck.
Residents in Darwin and some of Australia’s northernmost suburbs have been rocked overnight after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck offshore.
The quake hit in the Banda Sea off the eastern coast of Timor-Leste at about 9.28pm on Friday.
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It followed a smaller 5.2 magnitude earthquake in the same area earlier on Friday.
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Originally published as Darwin homes shaken as 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes in Banda Sea off Timor coast
