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Magnitude 4.5 quake near Muswellbrook part of ‘earthquake swarm’ to hit NSW Hunter region



Quake near Liddell power station, one of the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear sites, felt in Sydney, Wollongong and DubboGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA magnitude 4.5 earthquake has hit the Hunter region of New South Wales early Saturday morning, two weeks after an earthquake of a similar size struck the region.Geoscience Australia told Guardian Australia the earthquake was part of an “earthquake swarm” in the region: a series of moderate to large earthquakes with their own aftershock sequences.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/07/muswellbrook-earthquake-hunter-region-nsw

Author : Emily Wind

Publish date : 2024-09-07 02:35:59

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