Western Australia earthquake biggest in six years

By Emma Young
Updated May 29 2016 - 12:57pm, first published 12:24pm
The earthquake in Norseman (depicted by the green circle) was felt by people at least 206 kilometres away (a radius represented by the black circle).  Photo: Geoscience Australia
The earthquake in Norseman (depicted by the green circle) was felt by people at least 206 kilometres away (a radius represented by the black circle). Photo: Geoscience Australia

Western Australia's biggest earthquake since 2010 - of magnitude 5.2 - rocked Norseman overnight, with reports of people as far away as Perth and Esperance feeling the earth shake.