Adelaide residents shaken as magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes
Residents in one capital city were given a rude awakening, with their mornings rattled by an earthquake.
Adelaide residents were given a rude awakening on Tuesday with reports of a 4.9-magnitude earthquake hitting the region.
Geoscience Australia registered the quake hitting at 7.48am local time off waters south of the South Australian capital.
The epicentre was recorded south of Victor Harbor and west of Kingston South East.
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“I just made a cup of coffee and hopped back into bed and then the whole bed moved and my coffee split,” Kate from Reynella in Adelaide’s south told 891 ABC Adelaide.
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Originally published as Adelaide residents shaken as magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes
