Another small earthquake shakes Adelaide

A MAGNITUDE 2.7 quake was felt across Adelaide early this afternoon — the second significant earth tremor affecting the city in just eight days.

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ADELAIDE shook its way through a magnitude 2.7 earthquake this afternoon, but Seacombe Heights residents at its epicentre were unrattled by the experience.

Geoscience Australia said the quake struck the southern suburbs at 12.24pm and appeared to be centred in a laneway between Crystal St and Bleasdale Ave.

Crystal St resident Sam Jones thought it was “hilarious” the quake had hit in the laneway behind her backyard, admitting “no one felt anything”.

“There’s absolutely no damage, we didn’t even feel a rattle,” Mrs Jones said.

“It's a bit of anticlimax really.

“We did know Darlington was an epicentre and we always hoped one wouldn’t happen here, especially because of our backyard renos.”

Mother of two Arman Tupta said her family were completely oblivious a nearby laneway had been the quake’s centre, where its depth was estimated to be 13km.

“I didn’t feel anything as I have a little one and a big one, so there’s always an earthquake in our house,” Ms Tupta said.

Jenny Winzil said her husband claimed he felt the tremor and likened it to “something being moved upstairs of a house, like a bang”.

Advertiser.com.au readers reported feeling the tremor from Valley View to Bedford Park.

Happy Valley resident John Chelo called The Advertiser after his house shook for several minutes.

“There was an enormous bang like a volcano was going off,” the 70-year-old said.

“The house really shook, even the neighbour said their house shook as well.

“I’ve got my niece here and she thought something exploded in the house.”

Geoscience Australia could not calculate the area over which the quake was felt because its magnitude was less than 3.0.

Eight days ago, areas around Adelaide was rattled by a shallow earthquake with an epicentre near Murray Bridge.

In the past week there have been three other quakes in regional SA — two around Burra on February 6 and one near Hawker on February 4.

February 2’s magnitude 3.7 quake rattled large parts of the Fleurieu Peninsula and city. It struck at a depth of 8km at 12.07am, causing minimal damage to some homes and buildings.

At the time seismologists warning there could be aftershocks over the following days.

That quake also triggered a massive reaction on Advertiser.com.au, on our Facebook page and on social media.

Geoscience Australia seismologist Hugh Glanville said the impact of the February 2 earthquake was felt by people over a distance of 100km, from Victor Harbor through Adelaide to just north of Kapunda.

In the past decade there have been nearly 30 earthquakes reported within the same 100km stretch, while more than 895 have been felt across South Australia.

“It’s one of the more active areas in Australia, and SA has had some of the more recent big earthquakes,” he said.