An intense magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Indonesia, waking people to the feeling of their beds shaking and hotels swaying.
The earthquake originated in the Bali Sea about 3.55am local time (5.55am AEST) at a depth of about 515km below the ocean surface.
There is no tsunami threat to Australia, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Residents at the Ramada Encore in Seminyak were evacuated intro the streets while any damage was assessed and they waited for further information on potential aftershocks
“Our hotel swayed which was rather terrifying,” hotel guest Elissa Doherty told the NCA NewsWire.
“Most of us were woken up as our beds were shaking non-stop.”
Hundreds of people piled into the street, while some people took up sun loungers by the pool to get some more sleep.
Some people stayed outside by the pool even after the hotel guests were told it was safe to return to their rooms.
Bali tourists took to social media to report waking up early in the morning to the ground moving and buildings shaking.
One said she woke to her “whole villa shaking”, describing it as a “frightening” experience.
“Shaken out of bed a few minutes ago by an earthquake here in Bali, and my foggy brain is like, STAY INSIDE OR GO OUTSIDE? TAKE THE DUTY FREE VODKA OR LEAVE IT?,: another person posted to X.
“Woke up at 4am here in Bali with hotel swaying,” a third person wrote.
