Residents in the Hunter region of New South Wales have been shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 3.4.

At 5:18 a.m. on Tuesday, the earthquake occurred 2 km below the Bulga open-cut coal mine, 15 km southwest of Singleton.

As residents of Singleton and the neighboring town of Broke awoke to the early morning tremors, up to 21 felt reports were documented. Continues…