Longley Earthquake: Tremor rocks small Tasmanian town trends now
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A 1.8 magnitude earthquake jolted the small town Longley in southern Tasmania just after 10pm on Sunday.
Geoscience Australia, the government agency that reports on significant earthquakes, received more than 35 felt reports from residents as far as Kingston, Blackmans Bay and Margate.
Senior seismologist Phil Cummins said it was both surprising and impressive how many people felt the tremor.
'I'm a bit surprised there are so many felt reports but it could