East Gresford Shaken By Earth Tremor

 BY IAN CROUCH

There's been a bit of shaking going on at East Gresford overnight.

Almost 60 residents reported feeling the earth move just before 10.30pm on Sunday.

Geoscience Australia says a 3.2 magnitude quake hit next to the Allyn River just north of the town to a depth of 3 kilometres.

There have been no reports of damage.

A 3.2 magnitude quake hit East Gresford on Sunday night

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.

 

 

Hundreds Feel The Earth Move At Muswellbrook

BY IAN CROUCH

Hundreds of people have reported feeling the ground shift beneath them at Muswellbrook.

A 3.9 magnitude quake struck at about 3.48am on Sunday at Edderton, 17 kilometres south of the town.

Geoscience Australia data shows the quake occurred close to the earth's surface, meaning it could easily be felt by surrounding residents.

288 people submitted a "felt report" to the government agency.

There are no reports of damage.

Houses Shaken By Small Earthquake At Muswellbrook

BY IAN CROUCH

Some Muswellbrook residents have reported feeling their homes shake as a small earthquake struck early this morning.

The quake measuring 2-point-5 on the Richter scale was recorded about 10 kilometres below the earth's surface at Muscle Creek, about 11 kilometres south of Muswelbrook around 4.00am.

There are no reports of damage however one resident has posted on social media saying it's the strongest tremor she's felt in 7 years living in the town, saying her whole house shook and it was enough to make her two children stir.

She says normally windows just rattle during an earthquake.

Earthquake Hits Off Coast Of Newcastle

BY IAN CROUCH

An early-morning earthquake off the coast of Newcastle has been picked up by several monitoring stations in NSW.

The 2.5 magnitude tremor hit at about 3.38am on Thursday,  about 35 kilometres due east of Newcastle and lasted for just over a second.

The quake was picked up by the Newcastle seismic monitoring station as well as several others including the Mount Annan station southwest of Sydney.

 

Image Shows The Position Of The Earthquake and the Newcastle Seismic Monitoring Station Picture: Geoscience Australia