Small earthquake strikes near Goulburn
February 22, 2010 |11:55 | News By : Team X
A small earthquake has gently shaken the NSW town of Goulburn. The 3.0 magnitude quake occurred at 0550 AEDT on Sunday, with its epicentre 10km west-northwest of the southern NSW town. No damage was reported but the tremor was felt within a 30km radius, Australian Seismological Centre director Kevin McCue said. "It was felt throughout Goulburn and it sounded like an explosion," he told AAP. "It's a bit small to do any damage." There was a 67 per cent probability of another small earthquake striking the townships of Gunning and Dalton, west of Goulburn, he added.
"You have a reasonable chance of having one in that spot," Mr McCue said. A 4.0 magnitude quake occurred in the area, on average, about once every two decades. An earthquake like that last occurred in 1984. A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook Gunning and Dalton in 1949, breaking windows but causing no injuries. A major fault line runs under Lake George, near Canberra.
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