<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Aftershocks may be felt for days to come after a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/regional-queensland-struck-by-56-magnitude-earthquake/7ba75a0d-0418-4c76-a6f4-314e4686ec4d" rel="" target="_blank" title="5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Queensland yesterday."><span>5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Queensland yesterday.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The strongest on-shore earthquake in 50 years rattled Queenslanders as they woke up, with tremors felt from Hervey Bay all the way to parts of northern NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The epicentre struck around 200km north of Brisbane about 9.50am at a depth of 10km, with thousands of residents reporting they felt the quake.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-reverses-on-the-need-for-a-ceasefire-before-a-potential-peace-deal-ending-the-war-in-ukraine/4e98a7f2-042f-4699-9840-4ecdba83aaab" rel="" target="_blank" title="Trump's 'abrupt' ceasefire deal reversal after Putin talks"><strong><span>Trump's 'abrupt' ceasefire deal reversal after Putin talks</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More tremors could be on the way and Queenslanders have been warned to brace for some mild aftershocks, according to Geoscience Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is the largest earthquake we've had onshore in Queensland for 50 years," seismologist Michelle Salmon said yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We can certainly expect more aftershocks from this event."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-earthquake-aftershocks-how-long-for-experts-explain/141b6d6a-3a84-4cbf-9bee-897dd373b1a7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The initial quake was felt by around 20,000 people and left 13,000 properties without power.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Locals in the rural Queensland town of Kilkivan, where the epicentre is located, couldn't quite believe the ferocity of the earthquake.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm sitting outside having breakfast and there was just this big... it felt like an explosion, like a gas bottle had gone off," one witness told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Tiny town. Nothing normally happens out here."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-dies-car-crash-greenbank-queensland/89cdd3bd-b8a7-41fd-892e-9af24c096be3" rel="" target="_blank" title="Driver killed, two injured after car crash south of Brisbane"><strong><span>Driver killed, two injured after car crash south of Brisbane</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/new-zealand-mother-detained-by-ice-after-canada-trip-released/a2cbce8d-7e5f-4f38-899c-5759f76e34e9" rel="" target="_blank" title="NZ mum and son released after being detained by US immigration"><strong><span>NZ mum and son released after being detained by US immigration</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The quake was felt as far away as Brisbane, with witness reports saying they felt the shake as far afield as Bundaberg and the Gold Coast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There have been no reported injuries or major damage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't think anybody expected to wake up to that today in Queensland," Premier David Crisafulli said yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's been some amazing stories that have come through and we obviously are waiting to see… damage and we hope everyone is OK."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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