The 4.5 magnitude quake was detected at a depth of 10km on Saturday afternoon (pictured)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has been recorded northeast of Broken Hill in NSW. 

The quake was detected at a depth of 10km at 2.50pm local time on Saturday. 

Broken Hill is an inland mining town near the border of NSW and South Australia with a population of roughly 17,000 people. 

Based on data compiled by seismologists considering the quake’s magnitude, epicenter, and depth it is not expected to have caused any significant damage.

Locals in the area reported feeling light vibration and weak shaking as far as 80km from the epicenter.

Little Topar, Mutawintji and Broken Hill are among some of the towns where people have said they felt the tremors. 

This latest earthquake closely follows another 2.6 magnitude quake that struck the same area at 1.45am on Friday.

The 4.5 magnitude quake was detected at a depth of 10km on Saturday afternoon (pictured)

The 4.5 magnitude quake was detected at a depth of 10km on Saturday afternoon (pictured)

Locals in the surrounding areas immediately took to social media in disbelief to confirm that it was an earthquake they had felt for the second time in as many days.

‘Did you feel that? Broken Hill has experienced yet another earthquake on the outskirts of town,’ one man wrote.

‘This one was quite a bit larger [than yesterday’s].’

More to come. 

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