Bali, PNG rattled by quakes
AN earthquake has struck about 40km off the northeast coast of Bali but there are no reports of major damage yet.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck, causing brief panic among residents though there was no potential for a tsunami and no immediate reports of major damage.
#Earthquake (#gempa) possibly felt 2 min ago in #Provinsi Bali #Indonesia. Felt it? See https://t.co/wPtMW5ND1t pic.twitter.com/AWLDB7rUzf
— EMSC (@LastQuake) October 10, 2018
The quake located in the Bali Sea shook buildings for several seconds on Bali this morning and some residents briefly left their homes in the island's capital Denpasar.
Indonesia suffered a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami last month on the island of Sulawesi killing more than 2000 people.
Just woke up coz my bed was shaking like crazy. Earthquake for sure. Anybody else felt it? I am 20 min North from Sanur, Bali. #bali #Gempa #Earthquake
— Cindy Lugten (@clugten) October 10, 2018
Meanwhile a magnitude 7.3 quake has struck east of Papua New Guinea. Early reports suggest tsunami waves are possible within 300 kms of the epicentre.
Should i consider move out from indonesia very soon? 6.4 earthquake happened a few minutes ago on the northeast coast of java and "waved" a lil bit in Bali. Shaky shaky :p #earthquakebali pic.twitter.com/OCFCdHqqF6
— Suzan Liu (@Suzanliu00) October 10, 2018
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said waves less than 0.3 metres high could be expected on coastlines in Papua New Guinea and neighbouring Solomon Islands.
Australia's Tsunami Warning Centre said its coastlines were not at risk.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre oceanographer David Walsh says any tsunami from the earthquake would only affect areas immediately around the epicentre.
More to come
