The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reports that an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred only 9 minutes ago, 62 miles west of Hobart, early on Thursday morning, September 25.

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The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicentre near Hobart. Picture by volcanodiscovery.com

The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicentre near Hobart, the EMSC said.

People closer to the earthquake epicentre have reported the sound of a thunderclap or boom at the time of the earthquake.

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