A rare quake early Wednesday struck near Mansfield town, about 190 kilometres from Melbourne, the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, according to Geoscience Australia.
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit at about 9.15am at a depth of 10km, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked residents running into the streets of the country’s second-largest city.
The tremor was felt across Victoria, in Canberra and even in parts of New South Wales, including in Sydney, but no tsunami threat was reported.
Source: Jordan News Agency