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

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



Quake hit NSW area around 6am, near to Liddell power station, one of Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear sitesGet 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. 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 00:35:59

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