SA experiences biggest earthquake in 10 years

An earthquake on the mid-north coast of South Australia has been felt widely across the state, according to reports.

South Australia has been hit by its biggest earthquake in a decade.

The 4.2 magnitude quake struck in the Burra region, north of Adelaide, at around 4pm this afternoon, according to Geoscience Australia.

The ABC reports the earthquake was felt widely across the state including in the Adelaide Hills and Yorke Peninsula.

“We got quite a strong vibration and shaking in the southern Barossa,” one Twitter user wrote.

Region: Burra, SA
Mag: 4.2
UTC: 2020-05-14 05:53:35
Lat: -33.74, Lon:138.84
Dep: 3kmhttps://t.co/NSa6PzJP0V

— EarthquakesGA (@EarthquakesGA) May 14, 2020

There have been no reports of damage so far and the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no threat of tsunami.

Geoscience Australia seismologist Hugh Glanville told ABC Radio Adelaide it was the largest earthquake in the state in 10 years.

"It is possible for minor damage from a magnitude-4 but it's reasonably unlikely for this earthquake," he said.