Reports of earthquake in Townsville and Whitsundays

Some North Queensland residents have said the tremors were felt as far as Bowen.

There are early reports of an earthquake that has hit Townsville, Whitsundays and Hamilton Island.

Townsville is said to have shaken for more than 60 seconds and some North Queensland residents have taken to Twitter to say that the tremors were felt as far as Bowen.

The ABC’s Bridgid Glanville was on holiday’s with her family when the quake hit.

“On holidays on @HamiltonIsland grabbed kids ran outside as everything as an earthquake just hit,” she tweeted.

On holidays on @HamiltonIsland grabbed kids ran outside as everything as an earthquake just hit.
— brigid glanville (@brigidglanville) August 18, 2016

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There are unconfirmed reports the quake hit at 2:30 in the afternoon and was in the vicinity of 5.8 in magnitude.

Others also took to Twitter to detail what happened:

Wow that was unexpected! Scary moment to be sitting on a balcony of a high rise apartment in an #earthquake on Hamilton island!
— Angela Owens (@angeowens) August 18, 2016

Just experienced a 30 second earthquake on Hamilton Island #earthquake
— MadGainzBro (@smspartan) August 18, 2016

No tsunami warning has yet been issued.

.@brigidglanville @HamiltonIsland https://t.co/0mcDUUOPyn
Magnitude 5.8 and perhaps best to get away from the beach. pic.twitter.com/yvptjPpbzE
— Michael Brown (@MJIBrown) August 18, 2016

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