About 2,500 homes in New South Wales have been left without power on Tuesday following a magnitude 4.1 earthquake that rocked the Upper Hunter Region just after midday.
Thousands of homes have experienced a major power outage after a staggering magnitude 4.1 earthquake rocked a town north of Sydney .Australian electricity distributor Ausgrid said the earthquake left thousands of homes without power but it has gradually begun to restore power to many homes.
Thousands have been left without power in the Muswellbrook area after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake rocked the region. Picture: Geosciene Australia “Ausgrid emergency crews have begun to restore power when safe to do so …. Power has returned to 1,100 homes already,” the company wrote in a statement.Locals took to social media after feeling the earthquake.
“Swear to god I just felt another mini earthquake in Penrith, Sydney. What the hell is going on?” one X user wrote.It comes about two months after a 4.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the same area, while 4.4 and 4.7 quakes shook the region about two weeks prior.
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