Earthquake reportedly shakes Melbourne

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck Victoria, the United States Geological Survey has confirmed.

The quake struck 117km east south east of Melbourne at 7.11pm, not far from the border with South Australia.

A number of Twitter users across Victoria have reported feeling tremors but there have been no reports of damage so far.

Members of the public have been urged not to dial triple zero unless there is an emergency.

An SES spokesman told Sky News during the last Victorian earthquake emergency services received around 20,000 phone calls just to confirm the quake had taken place.

The Voice Chris Sebastian tweeted “I was finally in Melbourne for an earthquake!! Yes!!”

Source: Twitter, United States Geological Survey
Author: Martin Zavan. Approving editor: Will Jackson.

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