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By: AAP | International News | Saturday June 9 2012 13:43
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Two earthquakes have struck in northern NSW, and have been felt in Tamworth, Gunnedah and Coonabarabran and in areas more than 100km away. Geoscience Australia says a 4.2 magnitude quake struck at Lake Keepit, northeast of Gunnedah, at 9pm (AEST) with a depth of 17km. A similar sized earthquake nearby struck about two minutes earlier. Kevin McCue from the Australian Seismological Centre says these were the first earthquakes greater than magnitude 4 to strike inland northern NSW since December 1969, when a magnitude 5 quake struck near Coonabarabran. He says it's unlikely the quakes caused structural damage to homes in major towns, but some may have cracked walls or chimneys. Photo: stock.xchng |
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