印尼發(fā)生7.3級(jí)地震

印尼發(fā)生7.3級(jí)地震

A deep, magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands in Banda Sea, reports the US Geological Survey.

據(jù)美國地質(zhì)調(diào)查局報(bào)道，印度尼西亞班達(dá)海坦巴爾群島發(fā)生7.3級(jí)地震。

Civil Defence confirmed there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand.

民防部門證實(shí)，新西蘭沒有受到海嘯威脅。

(Photo credit: USGS)

Parts of Darwin's central business district have been evacuated as a precaution, according to ABC News. Residents have reported feeling a strong tremor, however no injuries or damage in Darwin have been reported.

據(jù)美國廣播公司新聞報(bào)道，作為預(yù)防措施，達(dá)爾文中央商務(wù)區(qū)的部分地區(qū)已經(jīng)被疏散。據(jù)報(bào)道，當(dāng)?shù)鼐用裼袕?qiáng)烈的震感，但達(dá)爾文中央商務(wù)區(qū)目前沒有人員傷亡的報(bào)告。

"Everything was rocking... I was leaning back in my chair and I thought I was going to fall off," a Darwin resident posted to Twitter.

“一切都在搖擺……”一位達(dá)爾文的居民在推特上寫道：“當(dāng)時(shí)我正靠在椅子上，我以為自己會(huì)掉下來。”

The quake struck at 2:53pm at a depth of 208 kilometres. It was felt in parts of Indonesia and in East Timor's capital Dili.

地震發(fā)生在下午2點(diǎn)53分，震源深度為208公里。印度尼西亞部分地區(qū)和東帝汶首都帝力都有震感。

The earthquake was preceeded by a smaller, 20 kilometre-deep quake just minutes earlier. Reports differ as to whether the first tremblor was 5.1 or 6.1 magnitude.

就在地震發(fā)生前幾分鐘，曾發(fā)生了一場(chǎng)震源深度20公里的淺地震。關(guān)于第一次地震的震級(jí)是5.1級(jí)還是6.1級(jí)，報(bào)道各不相同。

Initial USGS estimates measured the larger quake as magnitude 7.5.

美國地質(zhì)勘探局初步估計(jì)，這次大地震的震級(jí)為7.5級(jí)。