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4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Western Australia

Xinhua, October 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Broome in the north west of Australia.

The earthquake struck at 4:30 a.m. local time on Thursday with no reports of damage, according to local media.

Last month a 4.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the Australia's southern coastline to the west of King Island. Endi