North Australia jolted by Indonesian earthquake, no injuries, damages reported

Canberra, Dec 30 Parts of northern Australia was jolted by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Indonesia early Thursday morning, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The tremor was felt at about 3:55 am local time (0625 GMT) in Darwin, capital of Australia’s Northern Territory, local media reported. There was no tsunami threat, said the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on Twitter.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said no damage or injuries were reported yet.
The ABC quoted Geoscience Australia senior seismologist Hadi Ghasemi as saying that their modelling and first reports all suggested a “moderate to light level of ground shaking.”