Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Bali: Popular Indonesian tourist hotspot rocked
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Bali: Popular Indonesian tourist hot spot shakes
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit Bali
- There is no tsunami threat to Australia
A massive earthquake has hit a popular Indonesian tourist spot.
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Bali around 5:55 a.m. AEST on Tuesday morning after it formed in the Java Sea.
According to Geoscience Australia, it occurred northeast of Denpasar, at a depth of 514 kilometers.
There is currently no tsunami threat to Australia, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Bali around 5:55 a.m. AEST on Tuesday morning, after it formed in the Java Sea (pictured)
Many Australian tourists currently vacationing in Bali were woken up by the earthquake.
‘Felt it! It woke me up in Bali…’ a man said.
‘Felt it here Nusa Dua!!’ another wrote from the east coast of Bali’s Bukit Peninsula.
A third said: ‘It felt strong in Seminyak. Woke us up.’
More to come.
There is currently no tsunami threat to Australia, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (pictured)