Live Updates: 6.6 Magnitude earthquake hits Esperance Community killing 59 people and coursing damages to major Roads, USSD Report

An earthquake has hit WA with tremors felt from Broome all the way down to Esperance in what is believed to be the strongest quake to ever hit the state.

Originally listed as a 6.5 magnitude quake, the strength has since been upgraded to 6.6 after it struck off the Kimberley coast at 1.39pm on Sunday.

According to Geoscience Australia the quake hit 300km due west of Broome and has seen reports of tremors being felt as far south as Esperance and as far north as Darwin.

There are no reports of major damage and the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no risk of a tsunami.

But senior seismologist at the Government’s GeoScience Australia, Phil Cummins, earlier said that aftershocks are to be expected.

As expected, Geoscience Australia has recorded four aftershocks – one of which was as strong as 5.2 in magnitude.

It listed the four as having hit very close together at 2.35pm, 2.41pm, 3pm and 3.26pm.

They were recorded on the Richter scale as 4.1, 4, 3.8 and 5.2 respectively.

An earthquake has hit WA with tremors felt from Broome all the way down to Esperance in what is believed to be the strongest quake to ever hit the state.

Originally listed as a 6.5 magnitude quake, the strength has since been upgraded to 6.6 after it struck off the Kimberley coast at 1.39pm on Sunday.

According to Geoscience Australia the quake hit 300km due west of Broome and has seen reports of tremors being felt as far south as Esperance and as far north as Darwin.

There are no reports of major damage and the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no risk of a tsunami.

But senior seismologist at the Government’s GeoScience Australia, Phil Cummins, earlier said that aftershocks are to be expected.

As expected, Geoscience Australia has recorded four aftershocks – one of which was as strong as 5.2 in magnitude.

It listed the four as having hit very close together at 2.35pm, 2.41pm, 3pm and 3.26pm.

They were recorded on the Richter scale as 4.1, 4, 3.8 and 5.2 respectively.