Why does Australia have earthquakes? The whole continent is under stress from distant forces

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Aug 19, 2025, 11:30 am122 ptsTrending
Last Saturday at 9:49am local time, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred about 50km west of Gympie in Queensland. The earthquake was experienced as strong shaking locally, but did not produce any significant damage, likely because of the remote location of the epicenter.

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