EXPERT REACTION: Darwin city centre evacuated after 7.2 magnitude earthquake
It has just been reported that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake has occurred off the coast of Darwin. The Bureau of Meteorology says there is no tsunami threat from the earthquake, which occurred at a depth of 207km in the Banda Sea, north of Australia
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