Mini earthquake shakes Canberra

by Priyo Australia | April 19, 2012 6:10 pm

Some Canberrans have been shaken awake a little early this morning by an earth tremor west of the capital.

The magnitude 3.7 tremor originated about 40km west of the ACT, halfway between Canberra and Tumut, at 5.09am and could be felt by people up to 46km away, Geoscience Australia has reported.

Where the quake was felt this morning:

View Mini quake shakes Canberra[1] in a larger map

Geoscience Australia duty seismologist Steve Tatham said the agency has received over 100 reports from people across the region who felt the quake.

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/mini-earthquake-shakes-canberra-20120420-1xaqf.html#ixzz1sWydDMJA[2]

Endnotes:
  1. Mini quake shakes Canberra: http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217442931273612089649.0004be0df056da71cb42b&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=-35.294952,148.535156&spn=1.569186,2.307129&z=8&source=embed
  2. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/mini-earthquake-shakes-canberra-20120420-1xaqf.html#ixzz1sWydDMJA: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/mini-earthquake-shakes-canberra-20120420-1xaqf.html#ixzz1sWydDMJA

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