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5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Australia’s Melbourne

by Web Desk September 22, 2021

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 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Australia’s Melbourne

MELBOURNE : A rare 5.9 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, jolted southeastern Australia shaking and damaging buildings which created panic and fear among the residents

According to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, no deaths have been reported so far.

The 5.9 magnitude hit the city at 9:00am local time (2300 GMT) and was felt hundreds of kilometres (miles) away.

The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 5.8, later revised up to 5.9, and said it struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles).

No more horses of the apocalypse, please. Hope everyone OK. #earthquake

— Chief Health Officer, Victoria (@VictorianCHO) September 22, 2021

According to the owner of Melbourne’s Oppen cafe,he rushed onto the street when the earthquake hit.

“The whole building was shaking. All the windows, the glass, was shaking — like a wave of shaking,” he told AFP.

A magnitude six #Earthquake has rattled Melbourne and regional Victoria.
This is the moment when News Breakfast presenters @mjrowland68 and @Tonaaayy_ were rocked by it. pic.twitter.com/Z4gz0sWJve

— News Breakfast (@BreakfastNews) September 21, 2021

Moreover, Adam Pascale, the chief scientist at the Seismology Research Center stated that it was the largest ‘onshore earthquake in the state of Victoria in recorded history.

Also Read : Over 40,000 earthquakes felt in Iceland’s region

Earlier on August 14, the region of southern Haiti got struck by a 7.2 magnitude at 8:29 am.

Around 1,200 deaths were reported and at least 5,700 others were likely injured .

The epicenter of the quake about 80 miles (129 km) to the southwest of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, with a depth of around 6 miles (10 km).

According to Haiti’s director of civil protection, Jerry Chandler the rescue teams were being sent to the center of the damage for search and rescue missions.

Moreover, the Prime Minister Ariel Henry stated that he has provided aid the most effected areas.

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