Islanders on Milandhoo, Feevah, Foakaidhoo and Narudhoo in Shaviyani Atoll reported feeling an earthquake on Sunday afternoon.
A quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was detected in the Indian Ocean 215 miles south of Jakarta at 1:21pm.
“It seemed like the ground slipped under the feet. The people having lunch in their homes came out. The windowpanes also shook,” Foakaidhoo Island Chief Ali Nizar told newspaper Haveeru.
No damage was reported.