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Jamestown, South Australia earthquake: Second earthquake hits regional Australian town two weeks after it was hit by a 4.2 magnitude quake

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Residents of Jamestown, about 217 kilometers north of Adelaide, felt the roar about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday.

A second earthquake has hit a regional Australian city just two weeks after it was hit by a 4.2 magnitude quake.

Residents of Jamestown, about 217 kilometers north of Adelaide, felt the roar around 10.40am on Wednesday.

Around 60 people reported feeling the earthquake, from Peterborough to Gawler.

Geoscience Australia, the government agency that reports on major earthquakes, said the quake occurred at a depth of five kilometres.

Residents of Jamestown, about 217 kilometers north of Adelaide, felt the roar about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday.

About 60 people reported feeling the earthquake, from Peterborough to Gawler.

About 60 people reported feeling the earthquake, from Peterborough to Gawler.

It comes just two weeks after a 4.2 magnitude tremor shook the city, which could be felt up to 50 kilometers away.

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake also hit the Adelaide Hills on Monday, April 15, with a depth of 22 kilometres.

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