A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has rumbled across the NSW Hunter region at a depth of about 5km early on Saturday morning, with more than 800 people across Sydney and NSW reporting the quake to Geoscience Australia.
There have been multiple aftershocks around the epicentre near Muswellbrook, where 2748 places are reportedly suffering power outages.
Earthquake reports across the Hunter region on Saturday morning.Credit: Geoscience Australia
The quake, which occurred about 6am, was reported widely by social media groups in Sydney’s east and west as well as in the regions, with people being shaken awake in their beds or shocked by the sudden shifting stratum beneath them.
“Just felt one at Muswellbrook. Standing in the car park and the ground was shaking. Scared the crap out of me,” one person wrote on the Earthquakes Downunder Facebook page.
This tremor follows a series of recent events, including a magnitude 4.7 earthquake felt by thousands across the state two weeks ago in the same area.
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