Sydney’s western suburbs and the Blue Mountains were hit by a magnitude 3.6 earthquake on Friday night.
Sydney’s western suburbs and the Blue Mountains were hit by a magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Silverdale on Friday night.
The quake, which was felt across the Blue Mountains and parts of Sydney’s west, was logged at a depth of eight kilometres at 8.53pm. Hollis said there wasn’t any obvious damage to her house and surrounding properties, and that all residents seemed to be fine. “He said to me, ‘I honestly just thought it was the Panthers’ – he was in there cheering and he felt it, but I think because he was cheering and clapping ... he gets very animated when it comes to the Panthers ... he didn’t quite get it as much as I did because I was just sitting watching quietly. So when he did hear it, he just thought it was a car.
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