Estimated magnitude 5.2 earthquake 162 km from Brisbane

I'm in an elevated house and felt it, but mistook it for someone jumping up and down on our back deck

Exactly the same here. I thought someone was stomping up the hallway in a strop.

I live in a 6 pack style build, and def felt it, was still waking up and wasn't sure what the hell was going on! Lucky it wasn't centred on the CBD!

What’s a six pack style build?
- Two level block of units, about twice as long as it is tall

It woke me up, but tbh I wasn't even certain that's what it was. If I had been wide awake I probably wouldn't have doubted it, and same if it had woken me up but I lived somewhere that experiencing earthquakes isn't super unusual.

But the combination of drowsiness, unexpectedness, and how relatively minor the earthquake is meant I doubted it. Doesn't help that there's a noisy park nearby, and major construction works going on too.

The second one that I've ever felt. I was sat down and actually thought that a washing machine was going mental. But hey the machine here is downstairs on concrete.

But also where I'm currently living has a deck that the owner has been working on. I hadn't noticed him leave the living room but that must be it I decided.

Then I saw on the local FB page about it, and also the owner was still sat on the lounge. He didn't feel a thing, I felt it immensely. Another mate a few ks away didn't feel it but his neighbours came out of the house.

I have a friend up in Torbenlea near Hervey Bay and they lost power. I wonder if much damage has occurred ?