Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near east coast of Australia
Aruna Shantha
16-Aug-2025 08:19:12
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near the east coast of Australia on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was 10 km (6.2 miles) deep, the EMSC said. It earlier said the quake, which hit Queensland state, was of 5.7 magnitude.
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There was no threat of tsunami to Queensland, Australia's weather forecaster said in an alert on its website.
A spokesperson from state-run energy distribution company Energex told the Australian Broadcasting Corp that around 11,000 properties were without power after the quake
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