AN EARTHQUAKE has rocked the Hunter Region on Friday afternoon, leaving hundreds of residents shaken and thousands without power.
Reports flooded in of the quake being felt across the region - and as far away as Tamworth, Mudgee and the Central Coast - at about midday on August 23.
Geoscience Australia confirmed a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Muswellbrook at 12.01pm on Friday, at a depth of 10 kilometres, causing widespread tremors.
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NSW Ambulance and NSW Police confirmed no injuries had been reported locally stemming from the earthquake.
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed there is no tsunami risk to Australia.
Residents said they felt the ground or buildings shake at locations as widespread as Newcastle West, Tenambit, Cardiff, Hamilton, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Salamander Bay, Edgeworth and at the Gresford showgrounds.
A resident in Salamander Bay reported their desk moving across the floor, while others in locations like Islington said they felt their doors and windows rattle.
People have swarmed to social media to share their experiences of feeling the earthquake.
On average, 100 earthquakes of magnitude three or more are recorded in Australia each year.
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