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Earthquake rattles windows in WA town

A mild earthquake that struck Norseman, 190km south of Kalgoorlie, felt "like a big heavy truck coming down the road", a resident says.

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A 3.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled windows and alarmed residents in the West Australian town of Norseman.

The quake struck near the Goldfields town at 7.14am (WST) on Tuesday.

A spokeswoman for the Shire of Dundas in Norseman says no damage to property has been reported so far.

"It just felt like a big heavy truck coming down the road," she told AAP.

"It went for a good few minutes - at least it felt like it."

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The spokeswoman said earthquakes were more common in Kalgoorlie, 190km north of Norseman.


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