melbourne earthquake : A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook Melbourne this morning

melbourne earthquake. A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook Gippsland this morning, sending tremors through Victoria that could be felt as far away as Melbourne.

Geosciences Australia confirmed that the epicentre of the earthquake was at Korumburra, near Leongatha, in the Gippsland area, southeast of Melbourne.

Preliminary analysis is indicating that the earthquake measured 4.4 in magnitude.

Residents in the Melbourne suburbs of Sunbury, Cheltenham, North Melbourne and Scoresby all reported feeling shaking.

Korumburra, as the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges in South Gippsland, has a history of quakes and is known as the centre of Victoria’s seismic activity.

The shaking was also felt in Port Melbourne, Fitzroy, the Basin, Black Rock, Basin, Inverloch, Bundoora, Berwick, Ferntree Gully, and the city.