Could the Muswellbrook earthquakes be caused by coal mining? Geoscientists explain
- Written by Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
Recent earthquakes near Muswellbrook.Geoscience Australia, CC BYOn Friday 23 August, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, shook the state. The earthquake caused local damage and Geoscience Australia received more than 3,600 felt reports, including from Sydney and Canberra, up to 360 kilometres away.
Since then, there have...





