CANBERRA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck off the coast of South Australia (SA) in the Southern Ocean on Tuesday morning.
Geoscience Australia said that the earthquake struck at 7:48 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km.
It said that the epicenter was located at 36.46 degrees south latitude and 138.61 degrees east longitude, about 100 km off the coast of the SA mainland and 170 km south of the state capital of Adelaide.
There have been no reports of any damage or injuries, and the Bureau of Meteorology said there was no tsunami threat. ■
