Early this morning (October 03), a strong earthquake occurred in an area near Melbourne, and its tremors were strongly felt throughout the city and in many regions of Victoria. As confirmed by Geoscience Australia, the earthquake occurred around 2:01
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck east of Melbourne early Saturday, shaking residents across a wide area of Victoria. According to Geoscience Australia, the earthquake occurred at about 2.01 a.m. The epicentre was reported near Arawata, northwest of Leongatha in South Gippsland, about 130 kilometres east of Melbourne.
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Organisations- Geoscience Australia2
- Victoria State Emergency Service
- State Emergency Service
- VicEmergency
Places- South Gippsland2
- Australia2
- Leongatha2
- Mansfield2
- Melbourne2
- Traralgon2
- Victoria2
- Arawata2
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