Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes regional NSW – as Aussies feel tremors in Penrith, Central Coast and Hunter Valley

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in regional New South Wales.

The earthquake occurred on Tuesday 7 kilometers from Denman, in the Upper Hunter region, 250 kilometers north of Sydney.

Residents reported feeling an earthquake in the Hunter Valley, Central Coast, Scone and Penrith in western Sydney.

‘What the hell is going on?’ one wrote on social media platform X.

“It feels like the Hunter Valley,” a second added.

A third added: “How many times has that happened in the last six months?”