Tremors from 6.2 magnitude Banda Sea earthquake felt across Top End

Top End residents have been disrupted by a second set of earthquake tremors in less than 12 hours.

The NT has been shaken by the second earthquake in less than 12 hours, as tremors were felt across the Top End.

A deep magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the Banda Sea about 2.30pm Tuesday, reported to be at a depth of 216km.

People as far as Humpty Doo reported feeling the shakes while those in the Northern Suburbs also said they felt what seemed like “a tiny earthquake”.

No #tsunami threat to Australia from #earthquake felt in Darwin, NT (magnitude 6.0 near Banda Sea). See https://t.co/Tynv3ZQpEq. pic.twitter.com/wObSNHphrR

— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) August 29, 2023

It is the second seismic event felt in the Top End over the past 12 hours with a 7.1 earthquake originating in the Bali Sea about 5.25am waking some Darwinites from their slumber.

The earthquake which started 515km below the surface woke tourists from their sleep with many evacuated on to the streets.

The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed there was no tsunami threat to Australia from either of the earth-shattering events.

It follows a series of quakes in or near the NT throughout 2023 including a 3.4 magnitude in the Timor Sea earlier in August, a 6.2 quake in May and a violent 7.6 magnitude quake in January.