Tourists evacuated as Bali rocked by 6.1 magnitude earthquake

An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has struck south of the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, causing a mass panic among holidaymakers.

The epicentre of Tuesday's quake was 102km southwest of Denpasar and 100km deep, the European earthquake monitoring agency EMSC confirmed.

While there was no tsunami warning from the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, hotels and resorts along the southern coastline were evacuated shortly after the quake about 8am.

The US Geological Survey recorded the quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7.

Images of tourists being evacuated from hotels and damaged accomodation on the island were shared to social media.

Journalist Hathai Pia shared an image outside the Marriott Hotel in Seminyak of hotel guests who had evacuated the resort.

Terrified British tourist Callan Glover told Yahoo News Australia that she and her five-year-old son were abruptly awoken when their room in Seminyak began to shake.

“When fully awake our whole villa shook quite badly,” she said.

“The windows were rattling.”

She said an initial panic had subsided, however, guests were warned to stay clear of beaches.

“We were very scared.”

Australian tourist Bethany Williams tweeted saying she felt the quake inland at Ubud.

“I was running from the building screeching for my kids to do the same. I’m still shaking,” she said.

The quake follows a powerful 7.2 magnitude recording which struck Indonesia’s Moluccas Islands on Sunday, killing at least two people.

Indonesia is prone to frequent earthquakes due to its proximity to the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire.

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