A strong earthquake hits Indonesia, damaging dozens of buildings

Officials in Indonesia said more than a dozen buildings were damaged in Tuesday’s quake. Photo courtesy of Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency

Jan. 9 (UPI) – A powerful earthquake struck deep seas in Indonesia early Tuesday, damaging more than a dozen buildings and causing residents to run out into the streets in panic, officials said.

Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said in a statement that the 7.5-magnitude quake occurred at 2:47 a.m. WIB at a depth of 80 miles in the Banda Sea, 80 miles northwest of the southern Tanimbar Islands.

As many as 15 structures on the Tanimbar Islands, located east of East Timor, were damaged including one severely and three moderately with the rest still being assessed, according to officials who said at least one person was injured.

The National Disaster Management Agency said residents of the Tanimbar Islands felt the shock of the quake for up to 5 seconds, which sent people out of their homes into the streets.

She added that aftershocks of 5.5 degrees were reported after about 20 minutes, adding that there was no danger of a tsunami.

The Australian Joint Tsunami Warning Center confirmed that there is no threat of a tsunami.

Geoscience Australia said more than 2,800 people in northern Australia felt the shock despite being more than 370 miles away.

Former Australian Olympian and Senator Nova Pires reported feeling the quake in Darwin, writing on Twitter that the quake “was terrifyingly scary”.

“The whole house shook like crazy and pictures fell off the walls!” she tweeted.

Similarly, Australian singer Vasey wrote that her shaking woke her up.

“I have never had an earthquake that lasted so long and felt so powerful,” she wrote on Twitter, noting that it had caused her to run out of her house. “It was kind of scary.”

Northern Territory Premier Natasha Phyllis called on residents of northern Australia to be careful of aftershocks.

“Suspected a few of us would need a coffee (or four) to go later this morning after that trauma,” she said on Facebook.

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