Preliminary information indicated the 4.6-magnitude quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken residents awake in parts of Sydney.
Geoscience Australia seismologists said the quake struck at 2.55am on Wednesday near the NSW Hunter Valley town of Singleton, about 200km north of Sydney.
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