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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Woods Point rocked by 3.1 magnitude earthquake as hundreds are shaken awake by tremors
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake has rocked a small town in Victoria's east. Residents near Woods Point, about 178km west of Melbourne, reported feeling tremors shortly after 5.20am on Wednesday. Seismic activity monitors detected the shake at a 1km depth. Light sleepers and early risers quickly took to social media to report the quake. 'Literally woke up from a dream about an earthquake. I feel vindicated,' one said. Another claimed the tremor made a loud noise, making them wonder if something had hit their home. 'That was such a sudden jolt I was legit confused if something hit the building or not,' they wrote. No injuries have been reported.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
‘Sudden jolt': Earthquake rocks state
A town in Victoria's central east has woken to a mammoth 3.1 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning. The 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded shortly after 5.20am on Wednesday near Woods Point, with a 1km depth. Residents reported a shaky start to the morning, with some claiming they felt the tremor as they slept. 'Literally woke up from a dream about an earthquake,' a local wrote on social media. 'I feel vindicated.' Another said the tremor was so intense they thought something had crashed into their building. 'That was such a sudden jolt I was legit confused if something hit the building or not,' they wrote. Residents in Melbourne as far west as Sunbury and south as Carrum Downs reported feeling the tremor, with the strongest reports in Healesville and Drouin in the state's east. No injuries have been reported.
News.com.au
a day ago
- Climate
- News.com.au
‘Sudden jolt': Hundreds rocked by 3.1 magnitude earthquake in Victoria's east
A town in Victoria's central east has woken to a mammoth 3.1 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning. The 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded shortly after 5.20am on Wednesday near Woods Point, with a 1km depth. Residents reported a shaky start to the morning, with some claiming they felt the tremor as they slept. 'Literally woke up from a dream about an earthquake,' a local wrote on social media. 'I feel vindicated.' Another said the tremor was so intense they thought something had crashed into their building. 'That was such a sudden jolt I was legit confused if something hit the building or not,' they wrote. Residents in Melbourne as far west as Sunbury and south as Carrum Downs reported feeling the tremor, with the strongest reports in Healesville and Drouin in the state's east.
