There were no immediate reports of injuries following the earthquake shortly after 9 a.m. local time (7 p.m. ET).
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a depth of about 10 km, or 6.2 miles. There was no threat of a tsunami, officials said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a depth of about 10 km, or 6.2 miles.
The epicenter was south of Mount Buller, which is around 90 miles northeast of Melbourne.
Photos showed damage to a building in Melbourne with bricks from a facade littering a street.
Footage of damaged buildings surfaces after 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Australia (VIDEO)
The quake hit around 9:15am local time on Wednesday and was recorded at a magnitude of 6 by Australia’s Geoscience agency, which noted there is currently no tsunami threat to the region.
Photos and videos have emerged on social media purporting to show the aftermath of the earthquake, which appeared to damage some buildings in Melbourne, whose streets were seen strewn with rubble.
1 comment:
Hello Scott
I live in Melbourne's East. The shaking went for about 30 seconds, and to me it seemed like an extremely strong wind blowing. I thought it was an asteroid flying by too close (not that I know much about these things).
Amongst my family and friends I am considered to be a woman of faith, but even I'm starting to feel the stress.
Quite a depressing day. There has been protests and riots in the city.
We are still under lockdown.
It is supposedly a privilege to live at the end of the age of grace, but seriously I'm beginning to writhe under the agony.
Thanks for your updates.
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