Victorian Earthquake

[nicnacs_4u]

9.00 am this morning Victoria has experienced a 5.9 earthquake which was originally thought to be a tremor.

Hopefully no one was injured!

[imastawka]

Scariest thing ever!

Thought a truck had come through the front of my house.

Haven't found any damage yet - apart from heart failure on my part.

[countessalmirena]

10-20 seconds of sustained shaking, no damage. Gentle rumbling sound. Holy sauerkraut, I was joking with a fellow board member just yesterday about the world exploring into pink custard…

[sandypebbles]

I was just coming in to ask how everyone here is

Lots and lots of Facebook friends (most I know in real life too) posted all at once about it

A friend in Canberra felt it too, plus a couple of friends in Sydney who live near the airport and near Sutherland who felt it

Holy cow 😲😳

[domino-710]

Holy Cow alright.

Did the BOM nod off - there is usually some warning of something of this magnitude.

[imastawka]

I don't think there's ever any warning signs of earthquakes.

Experts have warned Victorians to prepare for aftershocks, which could continue for months.

"There is a small likelihood that there could be a larger event but we'll see as we go," Mr Pascale said.

An earthquake has hit Victoria, Melbourne and Australia's south-east — here's what we know so far (m...

[papermoon.lady]

I hope you are all OK!

[janeababe]

It’s been felt everywhere apparently. People on our local fb pages mentioned it at 0910hrs. I was outside at that time but I didn’t feel it.  Also felt in many other towns across central western NSW. 

I’ve not known an earthquake to be felt by such an expansive area before. From Melbourne to Canberra to Sydney and everywhere in between. 
(I hope we don’t break off and go floating across the ocean) 😃😃

[icyfroth]

I saw the pictures on the internet, Nic, a lot of damage done in Chapel street was shown. Frightening.

[countessalmirena]

That building is a lovely old one... a lot of history there. It definitely suffered more than most buildings in the wake of this earthquake.

UPDATE: the trees of the neighbour behind our property have struck again. Some further branches have fallen onto our back garden as a result of the tremors, and the tree that is uprooted in their property has leaned more heavily upon the top of the fence. I am so tempted to don my mask and drive to the next street and knock on the door of these lackadaisical neighbours, wielding my red chainsaw, and saying, "Let ME deal with the fallen tree since you won't..."