Monday 8 February 2021

Muswellbrook Shaken By Earthquake

 BY IAN CROUCH

  Parts of Muswellbrook and surrounding districts have been shaken by a small earthquake overnight.

The tremor struck at about 9.40pm on Sunday with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale.

Geoscience Australia says the epicentre was about 10 kilometres south of Muswellbrook to a depth of 10 kilometres.

175 people reported feeling the quake, with many posting on Facebook saying it shook their home.