NSW-Vic border hit by ‘significant’ 3.7 magnitude earthquake

A region between NSW and Victoria has been shaken by a “significant” 3.7 magnitude earthquake.

Residents in southern NSW have been rocked by a 3.7 magnitude earthquake.

The epicentre of the quake struck 5km deep about 12.30pm on Friday between Albury and Mullengandra, near the NSW-Victorian border.

More than a dozen people have reported feeling the quake to Geoscience Australia.

A 3.7 magnitude quake struck between Albury and Mullengandra on Friday afternoon. Picture: Geoscience Australia

Seismologist John Bathgate told The Daily Telegraph it was the largest quake to impact the region in two decades.

“It was a significant earthquake for this area, but fortunately not large enough to cause extensive damage,” he said.
While many local residents say they felt nothing, others have documented their experiences on social media.

Despite being the largest earthquake the region has experienced in 20 years, many residents say they didn’t feel a thing. Picture: Geoscience Australia

“At first I thought it was the washing machine spinning on high but then I realised it wasn’t on at all,” one woman wrote.

“Explains my dogs weird behaviours but he is normal again,” a man commented.

Mr Bathgate told The Daily Telegraph earthquakes with a magnitude of three usually only produced one or two “shocks and shakes”.

One woman commented on a Facebook post that her windows began to rattle and she felt “two quick bursts”.

It is the 25th earthquake to hit the state since the start of the year and the 135th earthquake to impact Australia, according to Geoscience Australia data.

Originally published as NSW-Vic border hit by ‘significant’ 3.7 magnitude earthquake