The epicentre was in the Wollemi National Park, according to Geoscience Australia.
The quake – initially identified as a magnitude 5.0 – hit just before midday and was felt in the Upper and Lower Hunter, the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie, Dubbo and Port Stephens.On social media residents have reported their homes shaking, furniture moving and windows rattling."There was this boom and the whole house and the front fell off the air conditioner," she said."My legs are still like jelly and I've got a neighbour here who's exactly the same.
"I was just in the bar making a few coffees for the kitchen staff and then we thought there must have been a truck hitting the building," he said. "Everyone was just shaken up about it, but went outside and checked everyone was safe … not too much damage at the moment.Brooklyn Nicholson lives in an apartment tower in Forster on the Mid North Coast and said the complex shook.Jenny Furner was at the Gunnedah Conservatorium at Gunnedah Town Hall and also got quite a scare."It's an old building, so you could see the cracks in the wall shaking.
"I ran in to see if anyone else had felt it and no-one else had felt it, and thought maybe I was going crazy."Photo shows Kamala Harris claps on stage at Democratic National ConventionPhoto shows A black sign with 'CFMEU Victoria' written on it, hanging on a construction site.
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