Seismologists say an earthquake that struck Cadoux on Sunday may be an aftershock from a magnitude-6.1 quake that hit the town in 1979.
abc.net.au/news/cadoux-earthquake-possible-aftershock-from-1979-quake/101362010Seismologists say a 4.4-magnitude earthquake in Cadoux on Sunday could have been an aftershock from a larger earthquake from 43 years ago.Seismologists say the recent Cadoux earthquake may have been an aftershock from 43 years agoThere have been no reports of damage or injury
Geoscience Australia confirmed it was quite common for aftershocks to be experienced decades later, and this most recent tremor could have been an aftershock from the 6.1-magnitude event more than 40 years ago."It's possible … it wouldn't be surprising at all," Tanja Pejic, a senior duty seismologist from Geoscience Australia, said.
"We have senior analysts revising any given earthquake on the next business day, so it's currently at a 4.4," she said.For local man Skip Scheepers, this was his first earthquake in Cadoux.
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