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The two latest earthquakes hit the village of Saumlaki on the island of Yamdena. The most recent of those registered a magnitude of 5.2 and is the latest in a series of quakes to strike Indonesia over the last few hours. The 5.2 magnitude quake struck at 12.28am local time (4.28am BST).

Before that tremor, a 7.5 quake hit the islands registering a depth of 129 miles (208km) although no tsunami warning was put in place the tremors were felt in the Australian city of Darwin. Offices and high rise buildings in the city were evacuated. An eye witness told EMSC said: "It was so strong, everyone panicked and ran through the emergency exit stairs. I was on the eighth floor." Another said: "It lasted over a minute, long shaking that became more intense as time went on. "We ran outside and sat down and the shaking continued for another 30 seconds or more." READ MORE: Japan tsunami warning: Is it safe to travel after earthquake caution?

Indonesia earthquake: Earthquake hits Indonesia

The Bureau of Meteorology said there was no tsunami threat to Australia. Darwin resident Kavinda Weerachandra told the Sydney Morning Herald that "everything started shaking". She said: "I didn’t think much of it first but as time goes it got stronger. I can hear my house creaking and rattling. And things on my desk started to fall." Another Darwin resident took to Twitter, saying: "Literally just ran out of the house, it was shaking so much. "The local school, Moil, just announced an evacuation @ abcdarwin # Darwin # nt."

There is said to be no threat to residents in Darwin following tremors from the Indonesian quake

Panicked Australian's read the quakes took place on the Australian territories -but some were quick to flag up how the quakes took place over 700 miles away. One social media user said: "Earthquake that hit Darwin was in the Banda sea at 7.3 and 214 km depth." Leading up to the Saumlaki quakes, there had also been four tremors in Papua region of Indonesia. The first of those four struck at 12.26am local time (3.26am BST). Although the strongest was registered at 5.3, it was the eighth to hit the region in a string of quakes.

Indonesia earthquake: There have been two major quakes to hit the region in the last few hours

The 6.1 quake Papua in the eastern region of the collection of islands according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). According to the USGS, the earthquake hit a depth of 13 miles (22km). The quake was initially reported at 11.05am local time (2.05am BST). Due to the quake's epicentre being inland, there have not been any tsunami warnings as of yet. The closest major city to the quake's epicentre is the city of Jayapura which borders Papua New Guinea.

Indonesia earthquake: The quake was also felt in Darwin, north Australia.

As of yet, there have been no reports of casualties or damage to buildings. Following the initial quake, there have been a further three earthquakes that have hit the area. Hitting within 23 minutes of each other with the first occurring at 10.22am local time (1.22am BST), the USGS reports that the magnitude of each was 5, 5.3 and 4.7 respectively. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire".

Indonesia is prone to huge earthquakes, with the worst taking place in 2004 that killed over 200,000