Melbourne earthquake: Hundreds woke up late at night by sudden tremors

Melbourne appears to have been hit by another earthquake.

Hundreds of people in the city reported feeling or being woken up by a sudden tremor just before 1 a.m. on Friday.

It comes after a magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck regional Victoria on Tuesday.

The earlier earthquake was recorded by Geoscience Australia at 12.15pm on Tuesday, about 45km south of Traralgon in the Latrobe Valley, regional Victoria.

The shock occurred at a 'very shallow depth', about 1 km below the surface, and could be felt about 35 km away from the epicenter.

Residents of towns including Foster, Mirboo North, Leongatha, Meeniyan and Morwell reported experiencing the earthquake, which was said to have felt like a 'light tremor'.

It is believed it was too weak to be felt by residents of larger towns further away from the epicenter, such as Traralgon and Warragul.

More to come.