An earthquake was recorded in the Pillar Valley in the Clarence Valley local government area in the early hours of the morning on Thursday, 8 June 2023.
Here are the details.
Geoscience Australia, Earthquakes@GA:
Earthquake Details
Grafton, NSW
Origin (UTC): 07/06/2023 16:09:18
Epicentral Time: 08/06/2023 02:09:18
Longitude: 153.05 Latitude: -29.64
Magnitude: 3.0 (ML) Depth: 10 km
Event Id: ga2023ldldlp
Felt Reports: 30
The quake was felt at intensity levels:
Pillar Valley and Grafton 2;
Yamba 2.7;
Brooms Head 2.3;
Sandon 4.1;
Minnie Water and surrounding area 3.2m, 3.7 & 3.8;
Wooli & the Lower Wooli River 3.3 & 4.3.
ABC News, 8 June 2023:
Kelly Whitehouse from Minnie Water, east of Grafton, said she felt the quake when she woke to let her dog out of the house.
"The dog just started going nuts and then I could feel it through the floor and everything was rattling a bit," she said.
"The sound was so loud you could feel the vibration through the floor.
"It wasn't comfortable, I could not go back to sleep after that. It was pretty daunting."
The earthquake was also felt in Coffs Harbour City local government area in six areas at intensity levels ranging from 2 to 3.4 and, inland at Armidale at 2.7.
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