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Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Indonesia
A large earthquake in the Banda Sea has sent shockwaves as far as Darwin and left locals rattled. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake happened near the Tanimbar Islands region of Indonesia at 3.19pm on Monday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, on the island of Flores, erupted twice in two months on June 17 and again on July 7. Both eruptions caused dozens of international flights to be delayed or cancelled after plumes of ash shot as high as 17km into the sky.


Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Australia's doorstep rattles Darwin: 'Biggest I've felt'
A large earthquake in the Banda Sea has sent shockwaves as far as Darwin and left locals rattled. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake happened near the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia at 3.19pm on Monday. A tsunami is not expected to occur as a result of the earthquake.


Malay Mail
10-05-2025
- Climate
- Malay Mail
MetMalaysia: No tsunami threat from Banda Sea earthquake this morning
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia, at 6.45 am today. In a statement, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the quake occurred at a depth of 171 kilometres, about 413 kilometres south of Ambon, Indonesia. There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia. — Bernama