Coffs Harbour hit by 4.2 magnitude earthquake 

  • Coffs Harbour was hit by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake at 1.28pm on Wednesday
  • Residents in South West Rocks and Wauchope said it felt like ‘semi-trailer hitting’
  • The quake is strongest of several to hit the New South Wales city in recent days

Coffs Harbour has been rocked by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake which struck the city at 1.28pm on Wednesday.

Residents reported tremors that felt ‘like a semi-trailer hitting’ and cracks appeared in some homes in South West Rocks and Wauchope.

The quake follows a swarm of 15 which hit the northern New South Wales region in recent days.

Hitting at a depth of 10 kilometres, the earthquake was felt as far as Nambucca Heads, Port Macquarie and Armidale.

The Bureau of Meteorology said there is no tsunami threat to Australia from the quake.

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Coffs Harbour has been rocked by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake which struck the city at 1.28pm on Wednesday

Residents reported tremors that felt 'like a semi-trailer hitting' and cracks appeared in some homes in South West Rocks and Wauchope

Residents reported tremors that felt ‘like a semi-trailer hitting’ and cracks appeared in some homes in South West Rocks and Wauchope



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