A small town in the middle of the Northern Territory has been hit by an earthquake.
The 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck just northeast of Tennant Creek about 10.22am ACST on Tuesday.
Geoscience Australia recorded the quake as originating from a depth of six kilometres.
Earthquakes of a magnitude below 3.5 are often unfelt, so Tennant Creek’s 3,000 residents may not have noticed the tremors.
A small 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck just northeast of Tennant Creek (marked on the map above) about 10.22am ACST on Tuesday