A large earthquake in the Banda Sea has sent shockwaves as far as Darwin and left locals rattled.
The magnitude 6.7 earthquake happened near the Tanimbar Islands region of Indonesia at 3.19pm on Monday.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported it at a depth of 10 km.
Residents spread across parts of Darwin, Palmerston, Noonamah and Berry Springs confirmed tremors shaking the ground in their area.
It occurred less than 600 km from the Australian shoreline and was felt by 966 people.
Several Indonesian Islands and Timor Leste were also caught in its shockwaves.
There was no immediate reports of damage, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency has said.
No tsunami is expected to occur as a result of the earthquake.
The magnitude 6.7 earthquake happened 600km off the Australian coastline at 3.19pm on Monday
