Tasmanian residents have woken up to a 4.1 magnitude earthquake at 6:38am this morning, measuring 14km deep in the small village Maydena.

The quake triggered the seismic monitors of Egdar Dam and Scotts Peak Dam, but the concern is very minimal. Executive general manager of assets Jesse Clark told Tasmania Mornings that there was “no need for concern”.

A resident told to 7News he could feel the quake in Hobart, over 150km away from the epicentre of the quake.

“I felt it. But it wasn’t massively intense,” he said.

Seismologist Tobias Staal told ABC Breakfast that while there was no serious damage, this was a “fairly significant event for the state”.

“At [magnitude 4] there can be damages to buildings and so on, you certainly feel it over big regions, as people are reporting this morning,” he said.

Tasmania isn’t commonly known for having seismic activity. The most significant earthquake in the region was recorded in the 1800’s, with an approximate 6.9 magnitude quake measured near Flinders Island, causing damage to the city of Launceston.

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