Huge meteor spotted in the Hunter last night

BY IAN CROUCH and JESSICA ROUSE

Hundreds of Hunter residents have reported seeing a huge meteor stream across the night sky.

More than 500 people took to social media to describe what they thought was a shooting star or a giant fireball at around 9pm which lasted for several seconds before burning out.

Geoscience Australia also received reports of a loud bang and windows rattling at around the same time.

There were another three tremors just south of Muswellbrook last night - the largest measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale. This adds to the 5 other tremors recorded in the area since Sunday morning.

There are also reports of a tremor at Port Macquarie yesterday afternoon measuring a magnitude of less than 3.

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Did you feel the earth move under your feet?

BY IAN CROUCH and JESSICA ROUSE

You're not imagining it if you did, the Hunter Valley has been hit by two small earthquakes in less than 24 hours.

A 2.7 magnitude quake hit the Muswellbrook area at 1:19am yesterday.

This was followed by a 2.8 magnitude tremor in the same area at about 8:45pm.

Geoscience Australia says both tremors were felt by local residents, but there are no reports of damage.

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