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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-10-07 · by Isabel McMillan
On Wednesday night, a 3.2 magnitude aftershock shook residents of Gippsland, Victoria, following a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred last Saturday near Korumburra, about 100 kilometers southeast of Melbourne. Seismology Research Centre chief scientist Adam Pascale warns that there is an increased likelihood of another significant quake in the coming weeks and advises locals to secure their homes against potential falling objects during strong shaking.
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Story summary
A 3.2 magnitude aftershock shook residents in Gippsland, Victoria, early Wednesday night, less than a week after a 4.8 magnitude quake on October 3 near Korumburra, about 100 kilometers southeast of Melbourne. Over two thousand people reported feeling the tremor, with its epicenter near Leongatha. Geoscience Australia recorded both quakes, and while no building damage or requests for assistance were reported to Victoria’s State Emergency Service after the most recent event, experts are warning of potential larger earthquakes to come. Seismology Research Centre chief scientist Adam Pascale advises residents in affected areas to prepare for future seismic activity due to an increased likelihood of equivalent or more powerful quakes shortly following a major tremor.
Written for “Earthquake In Gippsland” on 2026-10-08,
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Victorians should brace for further significant earthquakes, experts warn, as a 3.2 magnitude aftershock shook Gippsland residents awake again on Wednesday night.
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More than two thousand people reported feeling the tremor, with an epicentre near Leongatha, according to Geoscience Australia.
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It comes less than a week after last Saturday morning’s quake, which was the biggest across Victoria in the past four years.
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The 4.8 magnitude tremor was recorded by Geoscience Australia just after 2am on October 3.
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Victoria’s State Emergency Service did not receive any requests for assistance and there were no reports of building damage.
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But while the quake may have been short-lived, Seismology Research Centre chief scientist Adam Pascale said people close to the epicentre of the recent quakes should prepare for the increasing possibility of another.
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“In the short term, after an event, there is an increased likelihood of an equivalent or larger event,” Pascale told The Age on Thursday morning.
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“The longer we go on, the lower the likelihood becomes.”
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likelihood → go → ?
In 2009, Pascale said, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake rocked the Korumburra region.
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earthquake → say → region
Two weeks later, a quake of the same size happened again.
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“As we saw back in 2009, two weeks later, there was the same size magnitude again, and potentially depending on how the stress build-up was and how strong the rocks were, that could have been a larger event,” he said.
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“In these first few weeks [after the initial earthquake], this is the critical time when people need to be aware that a larger event can happen.
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event → need → earthquake
So, particularly for people in the local area, they need to tie back their bookshelves and anything that might fall to just make their environments a bit safer in case there is a stronger event.”
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“Australia does have earthquakes.
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We could potentially have a magnitude seven in Australia.
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It’s possible.”
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He said it was crucial for people – particularly those who live near the epicentres of the recent quakes – to know what to do to keep themselves safe if another event occurs.
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He said only a “few seconds of strong shaking can be pretty devastating”.
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“Get under a table,” he said.
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It can be hard to stand during strong shaking and most injuries and deaths occur when things fall on people.
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That’s what you need to try to protect yourself from, the falling objects during that initial strong shaking.
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Be the first to know when major news happens.
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