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Bizarre twist after WA town reports morning ‘earthquake’

Geoscience Australia reclassified a magnitude 2.6 event in Leinster as a mining blast, removing it from earthquake listings after analysis by senior seismologists.

Summary by The West Australian
Tremors rocked the small mining town about 10.45am on Thursday.

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Bizarre twist after WA town reports morning ‘earthquake’

Tremors rocked the small mining town about 10.45am on Thursday.

·City of Perth, Australia
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The West Australian broke the news in Australia on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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