<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>328597</docID> <postdate>2024-09-07 11:32:09</postdate> <headline>Mag 4.5 earthquake felt in Hunter region</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-328598" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20211102001591983632-original-resized.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="580" /></p> <caption>A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has struck at a depth of about 5km near Muswellbrook, NSW. (AP PHOTO)</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By<strong> Adrian Black</strong></span></p> <p><strong>An earthquake has left more than 2500 homes without power in NSW's Hunter region, following similar shocks in recent weeks.</strong></p> <p>The 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of about 5km near Muswellbrook just before 6am on Saturday, according to the Seismology Research Centre.</p> <p>Nearly 2750 homes were without still without power at 8am, but Ausgrid said it had restored power to around 1000 customers.</p> <p>The event comes weeks after a 5.0 quake shook the town of the upper Hunter region's Denman on August 23, the biggest in the area for 50 years, which was followed by a 4.5 quake at Muswellbrook the following day.</p> </body>