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Australia (634.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vibration and rolling / 1-2 minutes : Laying in bed, very definite shaking and rolling movement. Extremely noticeable | 8 users found this interesting.  

Brisbane / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : The floor was vibrating and shaking as though a large truck went by and heard what sounded like a grumble outside | 3 users found this interesting.  

Dili (532.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s : Slight shaking for 5 seconds | 4 users found this interesting.  

Palmerston nt Australia (625.1 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Movement side to side , was laying on the bed and it started moving as well as made the ceiling fan start swinging as well. | 2 users found this interesting.  

Darwin Australia (614.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s : In bed sending email. Felt the bed started to sway.Very violently for the first 10 seconds then slowly faded away | 2 users found this interesting.  

Darwin australia (623.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 minutes : Strong | 3 users found this interesting.  

Darwin City (621.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Was in bed, awake, on 7th floor of apartment building. Thought I felt a slight shake…gradually intensified. Heard a large object fall from a shelf in the next room. Settled quickly, no obvious damage to building. | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin Australia (628.2 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / several minutes : I was almost asleep and this rumbling and shaking scared the living daylights out of me and my son. Lasted more than a couple of minutes and the rumble was almost like thunder but there was shaking with it. | One user found this interesting.  

Palmerston NT Australia (626.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Bed moved and then the rumble sound of an earth tremor. I thought it went on for 15 seconds but probably closer to 10 seconds. | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin (625 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Door made a bit clunking sound and then I felt light shaking in my bed. The windows made a sound. It woke me up. | One user found this interesting.  

DARWIN (631.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Was laying in bed while on my phone and felt the tremor. My bedside table drawers came open durinf the tremor. This was very scary considering I live in a 5 story apartment complex. | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin (622.5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s : Laying in bed, then started shaking for around 5 seconds and then weakly for around 15 seconds so total shaking of around 20 seconds | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin nt (614.7 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Tremblement de mon lit fenêtre vibrante chien qui aboie My bed shaking, vibrating window, barking dog | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin, alawa (731.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : felt a slight shaking in the chair i was sitting on, computer screens were shaking (not much) Whole family felt the same | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 20-30 s : Initial singular small crack then a larger crack and then shaking subsiding after 30 seconds | 2 users found this interesting.  

Darwin australia (621.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Intense shaking of bed like someone was shacking it aggressively | 2 users found this interesting.  

Katherine NT (872.2 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 minutes : House shaking | 2 users found this interesting.  

Millner (614.5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : It was for a few seconds. I thought it’s gonna be so big but wasn’t that big shaking | 2 users found this interesting.  

Darwin NT (641.1 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 20-30 s : Woke me up (about midnight). Felt like large dog was having a scratch on the bed – I don’t have a large dog.  

Leanyer, nt / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : Woke me. Shook the bed sideways. Sharp couple of initial jolts followed by ongoing lesser, consistent shaking (reported through our app)  

Herbert NT (636.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : It was a tremor felt around 0030 in the morning. I first felt a pressure change from the shake of my bed. Then the whole house started shaking nothing fell over (that I know of) but items were vibrating against there surfaces. This went on for approximately 8-10 seconds.  

Darwin Northern Territory / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : I was woken up by it, I was considering getting out of bed, then it stopped. The second strongest earthquake I’ve ever experienced  

Darwin city esplanade hotel / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : My bed started vibrate then I heard a rumble and the building started to sway 3rd floor staying in The Mantra on the esplanade in Darwin  

leanyer nt (622 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 30-60 s : Woke up to the whole house vibrating that lasted for almost a minute 43 seconds In leanyer NT 0812 Australia  

Bakewell (628.5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating : It woke me up, I could feel my bed and building shaking and wasn’t sure what was going on. It took me a minute or so to wake up and then once I was awake, it kept going and I fell asleep again once I realised what it was. Checked the time and it said 11:45pm.  

Nightcliff, NT / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 30-60 s

Palmerston Northern Territory Australia (621.5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Calm rolling motion | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)  

Moulden Northern Territoy / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : Bed was moving and shaking light shaking | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin, NT / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 minutes : Working late & screen started moving. Low rattle. | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin Australia (611.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Made the bed shake | One user found this interesting.  

Darwin (614.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s : Slight shaking of table lamp. Low frequency rumble | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)  

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Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (174 in total) could be used for statistics.

What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?
The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,…IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.
Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.
Read more about the MMI scale!

Notes
(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.
Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (174 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.