Cadoux earthquake: a 4.3 magnitude quake rocks Wheatbelt town in WA

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Residents living in the small Wheatbelt town that was rocked by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake on Sunday say they heard a “big crack” or “explosion” seconds after the ground “rumbled” beneath them.

The seismic event, which struck Cadoux around lunchtime, could be felt more than 200kms away with Geoscience Australia – which monitors and reports on earthquake activity – reporting more than 180 people had felt it as far as Perth.

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Seismologist Dr Jonathan Bathgate said the quake had a depth of 10km, which he explained was normal for Australia, adding the shallower the quake the more likely they could be felt.

He also revealed it was not the first tremor to strike the area over the past week.

On Tuesday, a 2.2 magnitude quake was recorded five to 10 kilometers away in Manmanning.

Dr Barker said Cadoux had a history of earthquakes recording one of the highest quakes in the country, a magnitude 6.1 in 1979.

He said the town was in an area of ​​high seismic activity and that it was normal for several tremors to be reported each year.

Camera IconTremors have reportedly been felt as far away as Perth. Credit: Geoscience Australia

Local Leon Sharman said he and his wife were in their garden when they felt the ground rumble beneath them then heard the plates in their kitchen and the glass pool fence begin to rattle before everything began to shake for several seconds.

“This one definitely lasted longer. It went for 15 to 20 seconds,” he added.

More to come.

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