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A seismometer recorded the 5.7 magnitude quake at about 12.30pm on Sunday
Darwin residents have reported feeling an earthquake from the the Indonesian islands.

The 5.7 magnitude quake took place about 600km north of Darwin in the Banda Sea just before 12.30pm on Sunday.

Most of the reports came from residents in the northern suburbs, but those from the rural areas as far south as Batchelor also felt tremors, reports NT News.

Jocelyn Montesino Johnson told NT News she was relaxing at her Johnston apartment when the building started to shake.

'I'd say it went on for about five seconds and after that just smaller trembles,' she said.

'I ran outside, down to the pool area just in case. You just didn't know if it was going to get worse.

There have been no tsunami alerts for Australian waters.

On March 3 2005, Darwin was rocked by minute-long 7.1 magnitude quake which also originated from the Banda Sea region.