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Magnitude four earthquake hits Boorowa in NSW

Lucy Slade

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A magnitude four earthquake has hit the New South Wales town of Boorowa with movement being felt by people as far away as Canberra.

Geoscience Australia has recorded the earthquake's epicenter as beneath Boorowa, NSW at 9.45am today.

A man in Canberra quickly posted to Facebook, sharing he felt an earthquake in Australia's capital.

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Magnitude four earthquake hits Boorowa in NSW. geoscience australia

Aftershocks were recorded in Queensland and South Australia. Geoscience Australia

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Stations as far away as Buckleboo in South Australia and Quilpie in Queensland registered the earthquake.

It's estimated the earthquake had a depth of 10 kilometres.

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