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#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake

“#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake”

MELBOURNE, Australia — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia.

The quake hit about 80 miles northeast of Australia’s second-most populous city near the town of Mansfield at a depth of 10 6 miles, Geoscience Australia said.

Minor structural damage to chimneys, facades and older buildings was reported around the Melbourne metropolitan area. A hospital near the epicenter lost power, and fallen bricks littered some city streets.

Seismology Research Centre Chief Scientist Adam Pascale said it was the largest onshore quake in Victoria’s recorded history.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there were no reports of serious injury.

The earthquake was the largest to rattle Australia since a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 130 miles off the northwest coastal town of Broome in 2019.

The event was the largest onshore earthquake recorded in Victoria, according to scientists.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne, Geoscience Australia said. It was one of Australia’s biggest quakes on record, causing damage to buildings in the country’s second-largest city and sending tremors throughout neighboring states https://t.co/mrMSYMatYb pic.twitter.com/KmhEDIv59U

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 22, 2021

Australian residents avoided serious injury from the earthquake while emergency workers tended to damaged buildings.

Bystanders observe the damage left by Wednesday's earthquake. — Bystanders observe the damage left by Wednesday’s earthquake.

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