A mysterious huge explosion has shook parts of Perth.
Multiple people in the city’s south reported what they described as a “deep bang” followed by a “shock wave” or “deep earth shake”, which rattled their homes.
“I was at home making lunch around Beaconsfield/South Fremantle area and heard a very loud deep bang noise, followed by a shock wave where all my windows and doors rattled, anyone else heard this?” one person asked on Reddit.
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Somebody said they had felt and heard it in Armadale, which is in the city’s south-east.
Another local said they thought a “car had crashed into their house.’
People in suburbs including East Freemantle, South Guilford, Jandakot, Hilbert, Spearwood and Bull Creek also experienced it.
Some speculated it was a military aircraft.
The Royal Australian Air Force is hosting an extended fighter aircraft detachment from the Republic of Singapore Air Force, it says online.
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They are based at RAAF Base Pearce in Bullsbrook, WA.
“Additional to the Pilatus PC-21, and Hawk-127 Lead-in Fighter aircraft which are currently based out of RAAF Base Pearce, the base will host small detachments of F-15SG and F-16C/D/+ aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force.” it said.
Geoscience Australia said it had not detected any seismic activity indicating an earthquake.
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9News has contacted the Defence Force.
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