4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Western Australia, Jolts Residents Awake at 2 A.M.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, residents across Western Australia were abruptly awakened as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near the town of Wyalkatchem, shaking homes and rattling nerves as far away as Perth. The tremor hit shortly after 2 a.m. local time, and although relatively moderate in size, its shallow depth made it…