People commenting on social media said they felt a large quake that rattled dishes and shook houses and roads, after the earthquake in Queensland.
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A large earthquake has struck near Queensland, Australia.
Geoscience Australia measured the quake at magnitude 5.6, and 10km depth.
It struck close to and inland of the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, shortly before 10am local time.
Region: Kilkivan, QLD
Mag: 5.6
UTC: 2025-08-15 23:49:25
Lat: -26.26, Lon: 152.17
Dep: 2km
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More than 3000 people lodged ‘felt reports’ in the half hour after the earthquake, the agency said.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported the quake as a magnitude 5.7, at a depth of 10km, but it later revised it to magnitude 5.7, and then to 4.9, Reuters said.