4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Part of ‘Swarm’ in Western Australia

A map shows seismic events occurring over the last month at Arthur River east of Wagin in Western Australia. Geoscience Australia/Screenshot by The Epoch Times

Western Australia (WA) has seen an unusual surge of tremors with a magnitude 4.7 earthquake forming the largest of the nearly 70 recorded in the last three weeks.

However, experts say the cause of the swarm is unknown, with the possibility of a larger event in the near future not out of the question.