5.3-magnitude earthquake damages buildings in Australia

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5.3-magnitude earthquake damages buildings in Australia

Canberra - Tenant Creek was struck by the earthquake on Thursday morning.

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Published: Thu 1 Aug 2019, 1:55 PM

Last updated: Thu 1 Aug 2019, 3:58 PM

An Australian outback town has been hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that has damaged several buildings, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, has reported.
Tenant Creek, a northern territory town of just 3,000 inhabitants, was struck by the earthquake on Thursday morning.
The quake's epicentre was 40 kilometres south-west of the town, at a depth of 10 kilometres, Geoscience Australia said.
Local media said residents reported feeling the tremors.


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