Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes regional NSW – as Aussies feel tremors in Penrith, Central Coast and Hunter Valley

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has been recorded in regional NSW.

The quake was recorded 7km from Denman in the Upper Hunter Region, 250km north of Sydney, on Tuesday.

Residents reported feeling an earthquake in the Hunter Valley, Central Coast, Scone and Penrith in western Sydney. 

‘What the hell is going on?’ one wrote on social media platform X.

‘Felt in the Hunter Valley,’ a second added.

A third added: ‘How many times is that now in the last 6 months?’ 

At least 2,730 properties without power following the quake.