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Earthquake strikes tourist hotspot in Australia

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The magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck the Flinders Ranges in southern Australia on Thursday, about 500 kilometers north of Adelaide.

A small earthquake has rocked a popular tourist attraction in South Australia.

The magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck the Flinders Ranges in southern Australia, about 500 kilometers north of Adelaide, around 10:20 a.m. Thursday.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to Geoscience Australia.

It comes as a magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck Port Pirie, a small town on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf, about 255 kilometers south of the Flinders Ranges, last month.

The 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Flinders Ranges in southern Australia on Thursday, about 500 kilometers north of Adelaide.

South Australia experiences earthquakes regularly as multiple fault lines run through the state.

The faults include the Para fault, which runs from Gawler to the northern suburbs of Adelaide and then under the CBD, and the Eden-Burnside fault, which runs under the eastern and southern suburbs of the state capital.

There is also the Willunga Fault, which runs from the south of the Adelaide Hills, to the west of Mount Bold Reservoir, through Willunga and to Sillicks Beach.

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