Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocks holiday hotspot in Australia as tourists evacuate from hotels - The quake struck near ...

Residents in North Queensland have had a shaky end to their weekend after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit part of the state.

Believed to be triggered by a millions-year-old geological fault, Townsville experienced its largest earthquake in recorded ...

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled homes in Townsville on Saturday night. Geoscience Australia said the earthquake happened ...

Residents in North Queensland felt a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on Sunday evening. Picture: Geoscience Australia More than 5,000 people recorded feeling a rumble on Sunday evening, with residents as ...

He said: "My daughter just FaceTimed, she's just been evacuated from her hotel due to an earthquake, North Australia. Never experienced at earthquake before." Tremors were felt as far north as ...

Dr Cummins said the earthquake did not occur on a known fault line. “I presume that it is just due to the slow build-up of ...