Murrumbateman was shaken but probably not stirred by a magnitude 2.6 earthquake on Monday, December 16.
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At about 1am the village trembled, however, no one reported feeling the earthquake, a Geoscience Australia spokesperson said.
Although, it was felt by ten stations including at Parliament House, Mila near the Victorian border, Sydney, Young and the Snowy Mountains.
Geoscience Australia's seismic network shows there have been six earthquakes in the area in the past 12 months.
The largest earthquake on record for the area was estimated to be a 5.6 magnitude in 1934, near Gunning.
On average, the area experiences 10 earthquakes per year, with a magnitude range of 1.1 to 2.8, the spokesperson said.
Only 15 earthquakes have been estimated to be greater than magnitude 5, since 1886.
There are small faults (breaks in the earth's surface that can cause earthquakes) all over Australia, including near Yass, the spokesperson said.
They said that while there are larger faults near Lake George and Murrumbidgee, it was rare for large earthquakes to occur on those structures.
