ติดตั้งโซล่าเซลล์บ้าน of Melbourne, capital of the south-eastern state of Victoria, has been struck by a 6.zero magnitude earthquake, damaging buildings but with no serious injuries reported. The quake struck on Wednesday morning, with tremors felt as far-off as Adelaide and Sydney. It measured larger on the Richter scale than a 5.6 quake that struck Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1989, killing 13 individuals.
According to a Reuters report, several buildings have been damaged on this morning’s quake, with the epicentre close to the city of Mansfield, 200 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres and aftershocks of four.zero have been reported. Tremors had been additionally felt 800 kilometres to the west, in Adelaide, and 900 kilometres to the north, in Sydney.
Photos and video on social media present one Melbourne road blocked by rubble and there have been stories of power cuts and people being evacuated from buildings. Over half of Australia’s population of 25 million reside within the south-east of the country, throughout the major cities of Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney.
Speaking to the media from the US, Australian PM Scott Morrison has welcomed the news that there have been no serious accidents or deaths.
“We have had no reviews of significant accidents, or worse, and that is excellent information and we hope that good news will continue. It can be a very disturbing event, an earthquake of this nature. They are very rare occasions in Australia and in consequence, I am certain folks would have been quite distressed and disturbed.”
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed no tsunami threat was issued following the quake..