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Sydney residents shaken awake by early morning earthquake in NSW Hunter Valley Sydney residents shaken awake by early morning earthquake in NSW Hunter Valley
(about 3 hours later)
Preliminary information indicated the 4.6-magnitude quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10kmPreliminary information indicated the 4.6-magnitude quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken residents awake in parts of Sydney. Aftershocks are expected from an earthquake that shook residents awake along a stretch of Australia’s east coast.
Geoscience Australia seismologists said the quake struck at 2.55am on Wednesday near the New South Wales Hunter Valley town of Singleton, about 200km north of Sydney. The quake struck at 2.55am on Wednesday near Singleton in the New South Wales Hunter Valley about 200km north of Sydney, Geoscience Australia seismologists said.
An initial reading of the tremor registered it as a 5.1-magnitude quake. Its magnitude was initially read at 5.1 and later revised to 4.6.
No injuries were reported as a result of the tremor.
The NSW State Emergency Service received several phone calls from concerned residents but only reported responding to one incident.
That was at a Rutherford property near Maitland that required sandbags for a burst water pipe shortly after 3am.
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The tremor was felt between Port Macquarie and Wollongong, Geoscience Australia senior seismologist Phil Cummins said.
Sydneysiders were among more than 3,500 people who reported feeling the earthquake by 7.45am, according to Geoscience Australia’s website. Sydney residents also took to social media to report the quake had woken them up.
“It’s been widely felt … some of [the reports] were moderate and strong shaking,” Prof Cummins said.
Hunter MP Dan Repacholi was woken by the tremor and said his team was on the ground to help with any damage.
“Well that was a bit of a rude awakening ... [I] reckon most of the Hunter would’ve felt that shake,” he wrote on Facebook.
One Newcastle resident said the shaking frightened her to the point she thought someone was trying to break into her house.
“My bed lifted off the floor and the wardrobe doors were rattling ... at least I didn’t imagine it,” she wrote on Facebook.
Preliminary information indicated the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km.Preliminary information indicated the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km.
More than 2,600 people reported feeling the earthquake by 4am, including Sydneysiders, according to Geoscience Australia’s website.
Sydney residents on social media reported that the quake had woken them up.
The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake posed no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories.The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake posed no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories.
Cummins said aftershocks were expected.
“They’ll probably be smaller, but some of them may be felt, and that may continue for a few days or even a week or more,” he said.