Geoscience Australia records 4.1 magnitude earthquake near Denman, NSW

More than 300 people have felt the aftershocks of a magnitude 4.2 earthquake in regional NSW.

The quake was recorded 7km from Denman in the Upper Hunter Region, 250km north of Sydney, shortly before 12.15pm on Tuesday.

The depth of the quake was about 1km and there were 312 residents who reported feeling its impact, according to Geoscience.

One person on social media said they felt the quake as far as Scone, which is about 50km northeast of Denman.

The quake comes more than two months after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake was recorded also near Denman about midday on August 23, 2024.

The August earthquake was widely felt across the Newcastle and Sydney regions, with more than 3,000 felt reports registered, including as far as Wollongong.

At the time, Geoscience Australia senior seismologist Hadi Ghasemi said there have been more than 150 events in the region in the last 20 years.

“Moderate to large earthquakes can occur anywhere across the continent, and without warning,” Dr Ghasemi said in August.

“On average, Australia experiences an earthquake of this size once every year or two.”

The last significant event occurred in 2019, when a magnitude 4.4 was recorded, according to Geoscience Australia.

More to come.