Magnitude 3.8 earthquake rocks Kalgoorlie mining region of Western Australia
Locals residents and workers have flooded social media and government sites after a magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook one of Western Australia’s biggest mining towns.
The quake’s epicentre was around 28km northwest of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region and reportedly struck around 6.40pm on Monday night at a depth of 10km.
More than 164 people reported feeling the earthquake to Geoscience Australia.
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Messaging to the sites said there was confusion in the area as some though it may have been a mining blast or a plane flying overhead.
