Queensland earthquake: 5.6 magnitude tremor felt in Brisbane

Geoscience Australia recorded a 5.6 magnitude earthquake near Brisbane on Saturday morning. Photo / Geoscience Australia

Southeast Queensland has been rocked by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, with tremors felt as far south as Brisbane.

Geoscience Australia reported the quake in a remote area near Goomeri, northwest of the Sunshine Coast, at 9.49am on Saturday.

The quake was measured at a magnitude of 5.6 and at a depth of 2km.

There had been more than 9000 “felt reports”, according to Geoscience Australia.

More than 6500 homes were also hit by a power outage in the vicinity of the quake.

The outage was first reported at 9.49am, the exact time of the quake, but the cause was still being investigated, according to Ergon Energy.

A further 5204 customers were also impacted by a second outage near Hervey Bay, which was also under investigation and first reported at 9.50am.

Residents in Brisbane and swathes of the state’s southeast flooded social media with reports of tremors.

“My house began to noticeably shake/rock for no apparent reason,” one resident of Kelvin Grove in Brisbane’s outer suburbs said.

“WTF! We just had an earthquake,” said a person from Melaney, near the Sunshine Coast.

“I was still in bed and heard a deep rumble like a big truck going down the street, then the house – and bed – started to shake and the windows rattled.

“Next, my nephew’s wife rang, ‘Are you OK!’ They felt it in Brisbane, too!”

Former Premier Steven Miles shared a Google alert of the quake, stating: “Did you just feel the earthquake?”

Storm Chaser Justin Noonan said: “Pretty significant earthquake at that for Australian standards.”

Reports of the quake came in from across the southeast of the state, including Boondall and Oxley in Brisbane, Macleay Island near Moreton Bay, and Gympie.