Hundreds of people have reported feeling an earthquake in one of Western Australia’s largest mining towns.
The epicentre of the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded 10 kilometres underground, about 28 kilometres northwest of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, at 6:41 p.m. on Monday.
More than 230 people reported feeling the quake, according to Geoscience Australia.
Hundreds of people reported feeling a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on Monday night north of the mining town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder (pictured) in Western Australia.
A report from the Goodfields Woodlands Conservation Park, southwest of the mining town, described the quake as “strong” on the Geoscience Australia scale.
Several social media users said they mistook the ‘noise’ for a mining explosion or a plane flying overhead.
Earthquakes of magnitude 2.6 and 2.7 were recorded in Cue and Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, an hour after the Kalgoorlie earthquake.
More to come.
More than 200 people reported feeling tremors from the earthquake (pictured, epicentre) and many mistook it for a mining explosion.