A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday morning, the United States Geological Survey said.
The USGS said the quake struck at about 2 km northeast of Banjar Pasekan, with a depth of 118.4km at 7.10am. According to the authorities, there was no threat of tsunami and no immediate damages or injuries were reported.
The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia rated the earthquake at 6.4 magnitude. It said that the epicentre of the quake was about 23 km from the city capital of Denpasar.
The quake also created a stir on the social media. Several Twitter users in Bali shared their experiences of the quake. Some of them said they felt their bed shaking when the quake hit.
Omg felt an earthquake (for the first time i think) in bali omg ??? i was still on my bed sleeping when the bed was shaking badly. ?
— Pamela (@PamelaBLUR) March 22, 2017
Woke up this morning to the bed & our beach hut shaking from an #earthquake! On Gili Air now - epicenter was apparently southern tip #Bali.
— Esme Fox (@EsmeFox) March 22, 2017
Earthquake just rocked Bali, hotel room shaking at Sanur #Bali #earthquake
— Cindy Wockner (@CindyWockner) March 21, 2017
Indonesia is positioned on the highly seismically active zone "Pacific Ring of Fire", which is known for collision of tectonic plates, and hence it experiences frequent earthquakes.
