Earthquake rocks South Australia with the 4.2 magnitude tremor hitting near Jamestown amid warning: ‘Further shocks are likely’
A powerful earthquake has rocked South Australia.
The magnitude 4.2 quake struck Jamestown in the state’s center, about 200 kilometers north of Adelaide, just after 4pm on Wednesday.
One local resident said the shock could be felt ‘far and wide’, while reports suggested the earthquake was felt up to 50km away.
“Sounds like a train going down Sixth Street, no wonder my poor old house is falling apart!” the local wrote on social media.
The magnitude 4.2 quake struck Jamestown in the state’s center, about 200km north of Adelaide, just after 4pm on Wednesday (pictured)
Another reported that ‘there have been several aftershocks since then’, while a resident of Booleroo, about 30 miles away, said he had seen their garden sheds shake.
The quake has generated almost 180 ‘felt’ reports on the Geoscience Australia website, with the actual number likely much higher.
Chief seismologist David Love said The advertiser ‘further shocks are likely’.
More to come.