An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale rattles Melbourne late at night – waking people from their sleep
An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale rattled Melbourne overnight, waking people from their slumber.
The quake struck 127 km east of the city in rural Victoria, according to Geoscience Australia.
People took to Twitter in the moments after the earthquake hit.
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale rattled Melbourne overnight, waking people from their slumber
Magda Szubanski was one of the first to respond
Magda Szubanski was one of the first to respond, tweeting, “Earthquake??? Again?? Melbourne beeping??’
“Okay, I’m going to try to go back to sleep, but I’ll probably be dreaming of earthquakes now, thanks Melbourne,” someone said.
Thanks Melbourne, I didn’t want to sleep anyway…’ said another resident who called Will.
Another quipped: ‘Another Melbourne earthquake or the collective tremors of Melbourne Swifties nervously hoping to get tickets today?’
People took to Twitter in the moments after the earthquake hit
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