Main Points of Bali Earth quake
- Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck the Bali Sea region early Tuesday morning.
- Video on social media shows tremors being felt, but no major damage or casualties have been reported
- After the earthquake, the US Tsunami Warning System reported no tsunami threat.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
- An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia at 3.55am local time (5.55am AEST) on Tuesday morning.
- The epicenter of the earthquake was 203km north of Mataram, Indonesia, and it was 516 km deep below the Earth’s surface. Shaking was felt over 300km.
“The quake is deep so it should not be destructive,” BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.
There were no immediate reports of damage, Indonesian disaster agency BNPB said.
Indonesian and U.S. geological agencies pegged the magnitude at approx. 7, with no threat of a tsunami.
According to Bureau of Meteorology the earthquake had not raised any threats of a tsunami in Australia.
There were no immediate reports of major damage, significant injuries or casualties.
#earthquake M 7.0 – BALI SEA – 2023-08-28 19:55:32 UTC – depth:516km pic.twitter.com/ayk2phHZ86
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Social media users have posted videos of tremors and people rushing out of buildings.
one user wrote,
“Woke up to my whole villa shaking in Bali, didn’t know how frightening earthquakes were! I hope everyone is okay,”
another wrote.
“On holiday in Bali and just woke up at 4am to a big earthquake. Everyone is standing outside waiting for aftershocks. Thankfully no tsunami warning issued yet,”
Hotel manager Suadi told Reuters by phone.
Guests at Bali’s Mercure Kuta Bali ran out of their rooms after feeling the tremor for a few seconds
He also told Several guests left their rooms but were still in the hotel area, adding they have since returned and there was no damage to the building.