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magnitude 3.5 earthquake off coastal Bowen

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake has been recorded off the North Queensland Coast today.

Earthquake off the coast of Bowen.
Earthquake off the coast of Bowen.

A MAGNITUDE 3.5 earthquake has been recorded off the North Queensland Coast today.

Geoscience Australia recorded the minor quake about 12.55pm off the Bowen coast.

A GA spokeswoman said there hadn’t been any reported tremors by members of the public.

The last coastal Bowen earthquake occurred on June 28, which was a magnitude 3.9.

The region was subject to two earthquakes within two weeks in January this year.

Originally published as magnitude 3.5 earthquake off coastal Bowen

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