Queensland: Magnitude 5.6 earthquake shakes Sunshine Coast near Kilkivan
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has shaken Queensland this morning.
Geoscience Australia has reported the quake’s epicentre was close to Kilkivan on The Sunshine Coast.
More than 6000 “felt reports” were received by the agency within half an hour.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has said there is no tsunami threat to Australia following the earthquake.
Reports of the quake came in from across the southeast of the state, including Boondall, Oxley in Brisbane and Macleay Island near Moreton Bay, and in Gympie.
Residents in Brisbane and swathes of the state’s southeast flooded social media with reports of tremors.
“Oohh my... the earth was indeed moving ... I thought Dimo (a giant ) was dancing over my house,” one Instagram user wrote.
“I knew I wasn’t imagining things,” another wrote.
Former Premier Steven Miles shared a google alert of the quake, stating: “Did you just feel the earthquake?”
Storm Chaser Justin Noonan said: “Pretty significant earthquake at that for Australian standards.”
Earthquakes above magnitude five occur every one-to-two years, with an average of 100 quakes at magnitude three or lower recorded each year in Australia, according to the Geoscience Australia.
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula on Wednesday, following a 3.6 magnitude earthquake recorded west of Kingscote in South Australia on Tuesday.
More to come.
- with AP
