Victoria Earthquake
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Geoscience Australia reported a magnitude 4.8 quake was recorded just after 2am with an epicentre near the South Gippsland town of Leongatha, about 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.
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An earthquake struck near Leongatha, a town about 135 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, just after 2am on Saturday. Geoscience Australia reported that the quake had a magnitude of 4.8. The article provides no additional details beyond this information and invites readers to sign up for a newsletter for further updates.
Melbourne earthquake: Late-night tremor rattles Victoria →4 articles from Sydney Morning Herald on this storyA magnitude-4.8 earthquake hit near the town of Leongatha in rural Victoria at about 2am local time. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers and was followed by a 3.1-magnitude aftershock shortly after. According to Geoscience Australia, over 15,000 reports indicated that people felt the tremor across the region, though no injuries or major damage have been reported so far.
Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in rural Victoria →A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Korumburra, a regional town in Victoria, Australia, at about 2am on Saturday, shaking residents awake over 103km away from its epicenter. Geoscience Australia’s Hadi Ghasemi noted it was one of the strongest quakes in the area in two decades and expressed no expectation of major damage despite the intensity experienced by those close to the epicenter. The Victoria State…
Aussies shaken awake after 'scary' earthquake hits Victoria in the dead of night →Analysis
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Geoscience Australia reported a magnitude 4.8 quake was recorded just after 2am with an epicentre near the South Gippsland town of Leongatha, about 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.
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3 Oct Earthquake hits Victoria
Sydney Morning Herald2 Oct Biggest earthquake in three years hits Victoria
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2 Oct Aussies shaken awake after 'scary' earthquake hits Victoria in the dead of nightA magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Korumburra, a regional town in Victoria, Australia, at about 2am on Saturday, shaking residents awake over 103km away from its epicenter. Geoscience Australia’s Hadi Ghasemi noted it was one of the strongest quakes in the area in two decades and expressed no expectation of major damage despite the intensity experienced by those close to the epicenter. The Victoria State…Daily Mail
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2 Oct Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
The Guardian2 Oct Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in rural VictoriaA magnitude-4.8 earthquake hit near the town of Leongatha in rural Victoria at about 2am local time. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers and was followed by a 3.1-magnitude aftershock shortly after. According to Geoscience Australia, over 15,000 reports indicated that people felt the tremor across the region, though no injuries or major damage have been reported so far.ABC News (AU)
2 Oct Melbourne earthquake: Late-night tremor rattles VictoriaAn earthquake struck near Leongatha, a town about 135 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, just after 2am on Saturday. Geoscience Australia reported that the quake had a magnitude of 4.8. The article provides no additional details beyond this information and invites readers to sign up for a newsletter for further updates.Sydney Morning Herald
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