Melbourne Earthquake at 8:56pm 19 June 2012

[Liam Crimmins]

Did anyone feel their house shaking in Melbourne? I think we just had an earthquake.

[glen]

Yes I felt it. Was very strong in the South East suburbs of Melbourne!

[glen]

Melbourne hit by earthquake



June 19, 2012 - 9:19PM





AAP

Melbourne has been shaken by an earthquake.



Reports are coming in from all over the city - from the Dandenongs in the east, Bentleigh in the southeast, Pascoe Vale in the west and through the inner city.



Windows were rattled and floors rocked as the tremor hit around 8.55pm (AEST) on Tuesday and lasted for around 30 to 40 seconds.



The Geoscience Australia website crashed as people flocked online to find out what occurred.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the quake was felt further afield than Melbourne, with reports coming in from Bright and Myrtleford in the northeast and Wonthaggi in the southeast of Victoria.



http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-nat...20m8d.html

[glen]

Quake shakes Melbourne



June 19, 2012 - 9:17PM



Melbourne has been shaken by an earthquake.



Windows were rattled and floors rocked as the tremor hit around 8.55pm and lasted for around 30 to 40 seconds.



The Geoscience Australia website crashed as people flocked online to find out what occurred.



The Bureau of Meteorology said the quake was felt further afield than Melbourne, with reports coming in from Bright and Myrtleford in the northeast and Wonthaggi in the southeast of Victoria.



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Hundreds of people from suburbs across Melbourne took to Twitter within seconds of feeling tremors.

Residents of suburbs including Abbotsford, Brunswick, Coburg, Essendon, Narre Warren, Bundoora, Berwick, Windsor tweeted about the quake.



Within minutes it was the top Twitter-trending topic in Australia.



ABC local radio reported that it was felt from Ballarat to Frankston.

More to come ...



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[glen]

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Looks like it was 5.2 on the Richter scale and centred near Moe, Victoria



M5.2 - 10km SW of Moe, Australia 2012-06-19 10:53:29 UTC

[glen]

Our place shook for maybe 5 seconds i guess. It sounded at first like there was some wind at first and then the house shook! I wonder if anyone can explain the wind noise. I presume there wasn't actually any wind caused by an earthquake!



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