Earthquake: Sydney residents hear a ‘huge bang like an explosion
Earthquake shakes Sydney as residents hear ‘huge bang like an explosion’: ‘Our whole house shook’
An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale has been recorded in southwest Sydney.
Geoscience Australia recorded the earthquake near Appin, just south of Campbelltown, around 2pm on Sunday.
The quake had a depth of 3 km and was felt by at least 14 residents across the region, according to Geoscience Australia.
Assignment Freelance Picture In Appin, just south of Campbelltown, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale was recorded on June 18, 2023. Picture: Geoscience Australia
Residents in Douglas Park, near Appin, took to social media to share how they felt the quakes.
“Our whole house shook and there was a huge bang like an explosion,” one resident posted.
Another resident said the “shivering lasted much longer than any other we’ve felt before.”
App store owners told NewsCorp Australia there was not much damage to the town.
“There’s no damage that we’ve seen,” said a local business owner, who shared that they had “not felt a single shiver.”
“We heard about it for the first time,” added another.
“We didn’t feel anything.”
More to come.