I’m in Sydney, so I’m relying on you guys to say what it was like. What I do know: The world’s top seismologists just happened to be in Melbourne for a geophysics summit. Coincidence or conspiracy? Hmm…
A screenshot from the government’s Geocience Australia web site.
Those crazy members of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) bringing earthquakes with them and stuff! The 15 second quake struck near Korumburra at 11:32am, and is said to have shaken buildings. Reports suggest it was also felt across Melbourne’s suburbs and as far as Victoria’s south.
More at Google and here on Giz as news come to hand.
Regs
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:48 PMOur building in East Melbourne shook a little.
Althalus
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:49 PMMy monitor shook and I heard a rumble.
Doug Sherry
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:55 PMI felt something but I wasn’t sure. This was in an Eastern Suburb.
Obsi
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:56 PMYep, out Knox/Scoresby way we felt it – stuff rattled on shelves. It’s always unsettling when your house starts creaking and cracking.
Justin
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:58 PMIt shook for a bit, it woke me up, i thought the washing machines was stuffing up again.
Luke
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:58 PMAdelaide had an earthquake acouple of years ago, i think it was the same intensity. 4.4. All i heard then is a rumble and the ground started to shake but it only lasted a few seconds…
Oh well… nothing major is damaged and no one is hurt, thats the main thing.
Sam
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 12:58 PMYikes! I hope everyone in Korumburra is fine, without too much damage!
JT
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:01 PMJust felt like a train was passing a little closer in Box Hill.
datroy
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:02 PMMy monitor also shook – thought it was the high winds shaking the house.
Shane
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:03 PMAll right! We rock!!
Dave
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:19 PMiseewhatyoudidthere
Anon
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:05 PMFelt the quake, have felt stronger in Melbourne though. I live near a train line and thought a heavy train might have passed or maybe derailed. Felt minor aftershock just a little while ago. It’s more noise than movement.
Glenn
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:05 PMI’m in Southbank on the 5th floor of a building across the road from the Eureka Tower and I felt the floor shake.
ba!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:37 PMgo to Noodlebox for lunch?
ba!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:06 PMDidn’t even notice a thing :(
Brunswick.
Jack Cola
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:08 PMYeah, I felt it too. I was a sleep in my bed and felt it moving. I immediately yelled at my dog to get off my bed, but he was outside.
I felt about 3-4 shakes, then a 1-2 second mouse, then another 1-2 shakes.
Joel
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:09 PMDamn it! I slept through it. :(
Mirkic
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:12 PMI’m in Noble Park, near Dandenong. I was sleeping on the sofa when it started shaking so much it woke me up (which is a feat!). Almost fell of in the process :( scary stuff!
Ian
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:13 PMCollingwood: My wife was laying in bed (sick). She felt it. I was in the next room and had no idea.
Nothing like the Japanese quake though – which we felt as we were in Niseko at the time.
Lach
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:14 PMDidn’t notice, but then again, in the high-rise I work in the floor shakes when fat people walk past my desk.
N@
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:17 PMFelt it quite strongly in Elsternwick.
GLAD TO HEAR EVERYONE IS OKAY
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 1:17 AMMy daughter lives in Elsternwick. An I live in N.S.W When I heard about the Earthquake on the news your’s guys had down in Victoria.I started to panic about my daughter, as to whether she was okay.Haven’t been able to contact her yet.But I’m glad to hear everyone is okay.So I know now she’s okay.
Matt
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:18 PMI was 5 minutes from the epicentre in korrumburra
windows were rattling. I was shaking a bit. Then we had some really small ones just after.
Nathan
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:18 PMNothing near Domain Interchange, my friend who works at the Convention Centre both felt it and lost power.
Dilki
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:19 PMI’m In Rowville at that time i was in upstairs and house was shaken alot. and down stais two big craks on the cealing.
Hesh
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:21 PMwe are in west melbourne near festival hall and our whole office had a bit of a shake. for a sec i thought it was the wind…
Laurence
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:37 PMI’m out in Glenroy and felt the earthquake. According to the map within the post, I wasn’t meant to felt it.
Matt
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 1:38 PMI was on the toilet, so what I felt may not have been the earthquake.