<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents in two parts of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="New South Wales"><span>New South Wales</span></a><span> were woken in the night by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/earthquakes" rel="" target="_blank" title="earthquakes"><span>earthquakes</span></a><span> just hours apart.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Just after 11pm yesterday, a quake registering a magnitude of 3.8 hit the Orana region in the north-central area of the state, north of Nyngan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The earthquake occurred at a depth of around 10 kilometres, but the epicentre appeared to be in an isolated part of the region.</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/us-air-force-has-begun-modifying-donated-qatar-jet-that-could-be-new-air-force-one/c70c225e-21dc-44e7-9f08-f6bcb4046040" target="_blank"><strong><span>US Air Force has begun modifying donated Qatar jet that could be new Air Force One</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Just over two hours later, a second quake hit in Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This quake had a magnitude of 3.9, but was at a much shallower depth of only three kilometres.</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/world/dna-evidence-found-near-scene-of-charlie-kirks-shooting-matches-suspect-fbi-director-says/3bb80d7c-19d9-4ee5-8d81-2cd83204cec7" target="_blank"><strong><span>DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says</span></strong></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/two-earthquakes-shake-regional-nsw/906907dc-93ee-4256-963b-380541f50925" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The epicentre was located at the Maxwell Underground Mine, a large open-cut mine close to the town of Muswellbrook.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Hunter Valley is no stranger to earthquakes, with the most significant occurring in 1989, when 13 people died.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are no reports of major damage or injuries from either of the earthquakes overnight.</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"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><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. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>