Port Hedland earthquake: Pilbara town struck by a small earthquake in the early hours of Thursday morning

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Port Hedland earthquake: Pilbara town struck by a small earthquake in the early hours of Thursday morning

The Pilbara town of Port Hedland was struck by a small earthquake in the early hours of Thursday morning.

According to the Geoscience Australia website the town was struck by the 3.1 magnitude earthquake about 2.17am.

The quake – which only had a depth of about 10km – occurred less than 50km south of Port Hedland.

The Geoscience Australia website indicates 47 people felt and have reported the earthquake so far.

Those who have reported the earthquake felt “moderate to light ground shaking.”

Dr Hadi Ghasemi, a senior seismologist at Geoscience Australia, described the quake as a “shallow small earthquake.”

“It was less than 50km south of Port Hedland, the epicentre of the event,” Dr Ghasemi said.

“Most of the felt reports that we have received are from Port Hedland and they are all indicating a light to moderate level of ground shaking, which is what we would expect from this size (of earthquake).”

Dr Ghasemi said he was not aware of any reports of damage.

Several earthquakes have affected Port Hedland over the years.

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with multiple residents in South and Port Hedland reporting that their houses shook from the natural phenomena.

The last significant earthquake in the region happened on November 13, 2021, when a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred 148km south of Port Hedland.

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