印尼发生7.3级地震

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

据美国地质调查局报道，印度尼西亚班达海坦巴尔群岛发生7.3级地震。

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

民防部门证实，新西兰没有受到海啸威胁。

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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.

据美国广播公司新闻报道，作为预防措施，达尔文中央商务区的部分地区已经被疏散。据报道，当地居民有强烈的震感，但达尔文中央商务区目前没有人员伤亡的报告。

"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.

“一切都在摇摆……”一位达尔文的居民在推特上写道：“当时我正靠在椅子上，我以为自己会掉下来。”

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.

地震发生在下午2点53分，震源深度为208公里。印度尼西亚部分地区和东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.

就在地震发生前几分钟，曾发生了一场震源深度20公里的浅地震。关于第一次地震的震级是5.1级还是6.1级，报道各不相同。

Initial USGS estimates measured the larger quake as magnitude 7.5.

美国地质勘探局初步估计，这次大地震的震级为7.5级。