‘Unbelievable!’: Earthquake shakes south-east Queensland

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A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has been reported in south-east Queensland with tremors felt across Brisbane’s suburbs.

The epicentre struck Brendale at around 1.30pm this afternoon.

Callers told 4BC Afternoons it was quite a shock.

Maree from Cashmere told Rob McKnight, filling in for Sofie Formica, that she had no idea what it was!

“It sounded like an explosion to be honest, our windows ratted, I didn’t know what had happened.”

Colleen in Draper said it was “unbelievable”.

Jenny in Burpengary East said it “sounded like a bomb had gone off” in the street nearby.

Press PLAY below to hear their first-hand accounts

Geoscience Australia’s senior seismologist Hugh Glanville says it’s not a common occurrence.

There’s been around 8 earthquakes in the past 20 kilometers within 100 kilometers of this mini-quake.

“There is always the possibility of after shocks but generally given this earthquake hasn’t been a damaging one … any aftershocks would generally be smaller than this and may only be felt very locally,” he told Scott Emerson.

“Of course there is always a remote chance that this is a precursor to a larger one, it’s unlikely but we never rule it out because it does happen.”

Press PLAY below to hear more about the history of earthquakes in SEQ

Image: Geoscience Australia

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