Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes off southern Australia; felt in Adelaide
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of southern Australia, with shaking felt in Adelaide, according to seismologists.
The earthquake struck at 7:48 a.m. Adelaide time on Tuesday, with its epicenter in the Southern Ocean, about 170 kilometers (105 miles) south of Adelaide. Geoscience Australia put its depth at 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
The agency’s website listed 533 felt reports, most of them from the Adelaide area, with most indicating weak to light shaking.
The Adelaide region is one of Australia’s most seismically active areas and straddles several faults, according to Geoscience Australia.
A March 1954 earthquake damaged about 3,000 buildings in the city and seriously injured three people, with damage including collapsed chimneys, cracked walls and smashed windows.
