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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jordyn Beazley and Australian Associated Press

NSW hit by magnitude 4.8 earthquake felt in Sydney

Map of the earthquake location near Denman, NSW, Australia. The quake was felt as far as Armidale, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Dubbo
More than 2,000 people from Newcastle to Sydney and west to Dubbo have reported feeling the earthquake which hit Denman in NSW, with the SES saying a property in Muswellbrook had its windows blown in. Photograph: Geoscience Australia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has hit New South Wales, causing windows to smash and a chimney to fall over.

The quake – revised down from a magnitude 5 – hit Denman, 120km north-west of Newcastle in the upper Hunter region. It struck at 12.02pm on Friday, with a depth of 10km, and is the largest to hit the area in 20 years.

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