Rare Earthquake Rattles Australia's East Coast

0:00Part of Australia's east coast just felt a solid earthquake with tremors reaching hundreds of kilometers away. Geoscience Australia logged more than 2,000 reports from folks who sensed the shake. A senior seismologist there called the Quakes Week to Light and they stretched southeast all the way to Bateman's Bay. Dr. Phil Cummins pointed out how rare this is. Only five quakes have hit within 50 kilometers of the site since 1977, and the last. One was a 4.3 magnitude back in 2017. He described it as a big one for this quiet zone, and while after shocks are coming, expect them to be way lighter and stick to a smaller patch. So far, no major damage reported, but that rarity has everyone down under paying close attention to the next rumbles. That's the story for today. Sydney News Today, Driven by AI