Orange and surrounds shaken by tremor

Weak to light tremors were felt as far afield as Sydney and Wollongong after the quake on the edge of the Canobolas State Forest at around 8.20pm.

Geoscience Australia said the explosion occurred at a depth of five kilometers.

More than 1,000 people had reported feeling the quake within half an hour of the earthquake.

A dog trainer in Mudgee, about 100 kilometers northeast of the epicenter, shared the effect the shaking had on her pet.

“One of our dogs felt something when she stood up and looked at the ground, worried about something underneath her. I thought she was going to twist and then she sat down,” she said on Facebook.

“She is old and very sensitive to sound and vibration, we humans felt nothing.”