The quake was 10 km deep, the EMSC said. It earlier said the quake, which hit Queensland state, was of 5.7 magnitude.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck inland from Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Earlier Queensland Premier David Crisafulli commented on the quake.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near the east coast of Australia on Saturday at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), the ...