‘The Tremors Woke Me Up’: Earthquake Rattles Northern Territory Capital City

People watch the sunset over Port Darwin from Bicentennial Park on October 6, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

A major earthquake that struck beneath Indonesian waters overnight has been felt as far away as Australia’s Northern Territory city of Darwin.

The magnitude-7.3 quake shook the Top End capital about 3.55 a.m. local time, or 5:30 a.m. AEDT on Thursday.