ON THE SPOT: Where the earthquake hit. Image: GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA
Two earthquakes occurred within 10 seconds of each other south-west of Orange on Thursday night.
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The location of the earthquakes was about four kilometres west of Cadia, approximately 20 kilometres from Orange.
According to Geoscience Australia, both quakes hit at a depth of 10 kilometres at 9.42pm, and both had a magnitude of 2.7.
In 2017 there were three earthquakes recorded near Orange, including one on Good Friday registering 4.3 which halted production at Cadia Valley Operations.