Magnitude 3.0 earthquake rocks Burra: South Australian residents report feeling their homes shake

Published on: May 13, 2024

By Makayla Muscat For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 03:08 BST, 13 May 2024 | Updated: 03:17 BST, 13 May 2024

South Australia has been rattled by it’s third earthquake in under four weeks.

A 3.0 magnitude quake hit Burra, in the state’s mid north, just after 7.30am on Monday.

The tremor has generated almost 50 ‘felt’ reports on Geoscience Australia’s website, with the true number likely to be far higher.

This comes after a residents of Jamestown felt a 4.2 magnitude rumble on May 1.

Adelaide Hills residents were also hit with a 2.7 magnitude shock on April 15, which was felt by at least 300 people across the metropolitan area.

Adelaide regularly feels earthquakes and sits on several fault lines, including the Para Fault and the Eden-Burnside Fault.

A 3.0 Magnitude earthquake rattled homes in Burra on Monday morning

A 3.0 Magnitude earthquake rattled homes in Burra on Monday morning

More to come.