Barossa Valley earthquake jolts wine region residents at 2am
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake woke residents of two Barossa Valley towns at 2am Friday from 10km below the surface.
Tanunda and Nuriootpa residents were jolted awake just after 2am on Friday morning by a rumbling 2.8 magnitude earthquake generated from about 10km beneath the surface. One Nuriootpa resident, Mark, told the ABC the tremor lasted about three seconds and felt powerful enough to wake him and his cat instantly.
Geoscience Australia said earthquakes below 3.5 magnitude seldom cause damage. No earthquake below 5.4 magnitude has ever caused deaths, so the region faced no serious risk.
- 2.8
- Magnitude
- 10 kilometres
- Depth
- Just after 2am Friday
- Time
- About 3 seconds
- Tremor duration
Why it mattersThough residents were startled from sleep, earthquakes below 3.5 magnitude seldom cause damage and no earthquake below 5.4 magnitude has ever caused deaths.
AustraliaA rare event for the wine region; shook residents awake but caused no harm or structural damage.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
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