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Melbourne Earthquake

imastawka — Sun, 28 May 2023 13:55:11 GMT

Anybody else?

11.41pm according to my phone alert.

9 km north of Melbourne - Coburg? Depth 10 km

I though a truck had gone under my house. things bounced off shelves.

Quake Info: Unconfirmed Earthquake or Seismic-like Event: 9.6 km North of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 11:03 pm (GMT +10) - 1105 User Experience Reports (volcanodiscovery.com)

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

countessalmirena — Sun, 28 May 2023 17:13:04 GMT

Yes, it was a distinct tremor; not very long in duration, but noticeable.

Mind you, it came about an hour after the cat tree toppled when the top level became dislodged. Faulty support. So… we had a cattreequake and then an earthquake.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

repentatleisure1952 — Sun, 28 May 2023 20:28:48 GMT

Stawks... was ABC News Breakfast talking about you this morning?

They mentioned the truck under house experience.

Hope all is ok.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

springyzone — Sun, 28 May 2023 22:33:55 GMT

Never felt a thing but I was well unconscious by that time.

I am in Endeavour Hills though, so well to the South East & I am not sure how noticeable it would have been here.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

countessalmirena — Mon, 29 May 2023 03:31:54 GMT

You’d have felt it, springy… except for being cradled in the gentle arms of Morpheus. Friends in Forrest Hill and Camberwell and Kilsyth felt it…

I was up taking photographs of the broken pillar between the two platforms of said cat tree, and soothing Ichabod after the shock he’d had when the cat tree fell. He had additional trauma with the earthquake, poor boy. Extra catnip treats for him, and lots of pats and being brushed with his special German cat brush…

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

imastawka — Mon, 29 May 2023 04:00:30 GMT

Some people reported being woken by the shaking.

I was watching TV and heard a very loud 'boom' followed by the couch seemingly being hit from underneath.

As with previous earthquakes the room shook for a split second making my vision blurry.

Living on a main road I really thought it was a truck come through my front fence, until my phone alert told me what it was. (I have had a car crash into my fence and throw that section of fence into the house)

They seem to be uncertain where the epicentre was, though.

Reports of Mornington Peninsula and Craigieburn - 2 vastly opposing locations.

All in all, a bit of excitement to get the blood flowing late at night.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

domino-710 — Mon, 29 May 2023 04:09:30 GMT

Heaven help you if watching Charlotte at the time. lol

Any aftershocks. ??

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

imastawka — Mon, 29 May 2023 04:48:57 GMT

I didn't feel any aftershocks, Dom.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

imastawka — Mon, 29 May 2023 05:33:43 GMT

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

countessalmirena — Mon, 29 May 2023 06:09:51 GMT

“Calculating measurements and costs…”

“On the job”

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

nicnacs_4u — Mon, 29 May 2023 22:43:02 GMT

Gorgeous boy Seb!

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

springyzone — Mon, 29 May 2023 23:00:29 GMT

@countessalmirena wrote:
You’d have felt it, springy… except for being cradled in the gentle arms of Morpheus. Friends in Forrest Hill and Camberwell and Kilsyth felt it…

Yes, my husband said he felt a bit of a shake when I asked him about it.

It would have to be a big one to wake me.

I do know what it's like though to hear the sound like a truck crashing, just before the tremors start.

Your cat has the good life, countess. We used to have a ginger cat. His name was Fonzie and he lived to a good age but passed about 9 years ago. Then this year we lost one of our dogs, Star. We still miss her. Only got a little dog, Ringo, left now.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

imastawka — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:52:06 GMT

Another one !.36 am - 3.6 this time - they're unsure of epicentre just yet.

Probably those giant worms in Gippsland are at it again.

Watching TV and the room plus sofa shook.

The earth moved for me!

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

springyzone — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:11:32 GMT

Missed this one too!

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

countessalmirena — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:22:18 GMT

Woke abruptly and didn’t know why.

Now I know.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

nicnacs_4u — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 22:23:43 GMT

Me too springy.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

imastawka — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 01:04:16 GMT

Early morning earthquake rattles regional Victoria (msn.com)

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

childhood-memories21 — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 04:39:18 GMT

I missed this one. The last 2 were more than enough. I prefer not to be all shook up lol

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

nicnacs_4u — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:27:50 GMT

On the news this morning we were "rocked" again in the early hours.

Re: Melbourne Earthquake

imastawka — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:04:20 GMT

I thought so, but hubby argued it was my imagination. Very mild.

Victoria earthquake: 2.4-magnitude quake strikes southeast (9news.com.au)