Ten campers on the central Queensland coast were assessed by paramedics late on Christmas Day after a lightning bolt hit a tree metres from their campsite causing the ground to "shake".

Thousands of homes in south-east Queensland were left without power on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day thanks to storm damage and emergency repair works.

According to a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman, lightning struck a tree 10 metres from a campsite off Newmans Road in Devereux Creek within the Mackay Region.

Ten campers told paramedics "they felt a bit of a shake" in the ground when the bolt hit the tree, but none suffered any injuries and nobody needed to be taken to hospital.