Bali: 5.1 earthquake shakes Indonesian holiday island
The Ubud district on the holiday island of Bali was hit by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake at 9:52 a.m. local time, while the Australian east coast was hit at 11:52 a.m.
The earthquake, which struck 10 kilometers northeast of Ubud, was estimated by the United States Geological Survey to have had a magnitude of 4.8 at a depth of 35 kilometers.
However, according to local reports and a Thai earthquake monitoring group, it was 5.1.
Last year, around 1.2 million Australians visited Bali, making them the largest number of tourists.
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The Ubud district (pictured with the red dot) on the holiday island of Bali has been hit by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale
