The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 10 kilometres deep in the Arafura Sea between Australia and Western New Guinea, on Friday just after 7pm local time (8.30pm AEDT).
Nearly 300 people in Darwin reported feeling an earthquake in the Arafura Sea, to the north of Australia, according to Geoscience Australia.
Just after 7 p.m. local time on Friday, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that was 10 kilometers deep struck the continental shelf between Australia and Western New Guinea (8.30pm AEDT).
293 people in the capital of the Northern Territory reported feeling the tremor in the hours that followed, according to GA.
There were no reports of damage or a tsunami warning following the oceanic earthquake.
