Reuters reported tonight (Tuesday-Wednesday) that a magnitude 6 earthquake occurred near Melbourne, Australia.
Reuters reported that the epicenter was reported near the town of Mansfield, about 200 miles north of Melbourne and at a depth of about 10 miles.
Watch: TV studio in Melbourne during the quake
"That was a big one": ABC presenters react to the Melbourne earthquake.
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- Eden Gillespie (@edengillespie) September 21, 2021
State media reported that in the north of the city of Melbourne, the second largest city in terms of population in Australia with about 4.5 million inhabitants, there was a power outage that was apparently related to the earthquake.
Earthquake in Melbourne here a shop got damaged somewhere in Brunswick St Fitzroy pic.twitter.com/CqDuE0B9q1
- Peter Kalla (@ PeterKalla1) September 21, 2021
At the same time, the authorities in Australia announced shortly after the earthquake that there was no fear of a tsunami and that there was no warning for this in the area.
Shortly after the quake, residents began uploading records of the quake and photos and videos of the damage.
Building damage on Chapel Street in Melbourne #earthquake pic.twitter.com/ph4KE8isPO
- Simon Love (@SimoLove) September 21, 2021
Earth quake Melbourne… .it's all happening here pic.twitter.com/Yqjo4cgv8s
- Shayne Searle (@kwikthought) September 21, 2021
