Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian city in over a century – swaying buildings but ultimately causing very little damage.

A string of earthquakes in Melbourne could be the result of cracks and faults forming in the rock beneath the city, a seismologist says.. On Wednesday morning Melburnians living in the southeast ...

The earthquake that hit Melbourne's north-west fringe on Sunday night was stronger than originally thought, with Geoscience Australia revising it up to magnitude-4. Skip to main content.

Adam Pascale, chief scientist at the Victoria-based Seismology Research Centre, said the earthquake was the largest within 40 kilometers of Melbourne since a magnitude 4.5 quake hit in 1902.

The 3.5-magnitude tremor occurred at 6.41am, according to Geoscience Australia. In September 2021, Victoria recorded a significant 5.9 magnitude earthquake, the largest in the state’s history ...

Are earthquakes becoming more common in Melbourne? In September 2021, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled Melbourne, its epicentre being at Woods Point to the east of the city.

Activity in a mine near Bendigo is responsible for a powerful earthquake that struck early on Tuesday morning. The 3.5-magnitude tremor took place at 6.41am, according to Geoscience Australia ...

The 5.9 magnitude earthquake whose epicentre was located in Mansfield – a small town about 180km northeast of Melbourne – was felt in the Victorian capital and by some residents in cities as ...

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian city in over a century – swaying buildings but ...

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian city in over a century – swaying buildings but ...