A magnitude 4.1 earthquake centred east of Melbourne early on Wednesday was felt by Victorians more than 100km away, emergency services say.
The tremor hit Woods Point, a small town about 110km east of Melbourne, at 3.48am on Wednesday.
It was felt as far away as South Morang in Melbourne’s north, Healesville in the Yarra Ranges, Wangaratta in the state’s north and Dargo in east Gippsland, according to Victoria’s State Emergency Service. There were 1,408 “felt reports” shortly after, it said.
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred near near Woods Point at 3:48am on Wednesday 7 Aug with 1408 felt reports and no reports of damages to buildings or infrastructure. If you require SES assistance please ring 132 500. For more information, visit: https://t.co/BfEDYftW36 pic.twitter.com/2hVmkqtlju
— VICSES News (@vicsesnews) August 6, 2024
The SES said no buildings or infrastructure have been reported as damaged.
Vic Emergency still warned people to watch out for any minor damage and aftershocks.
“Stay safe by avoiding damaged buildings, roadways and bridges, and fallen trees and powerlines,” an alert said.
It was initially reported as a magnitude 4.0 earthquake but Geoscience Australia said it was a magnitude 4.1 quake as of 8am.
More than 1,900 people reported the earthquake to the government agency, which recorded the epicentre as 8km underground.
The Bureau of Meteorology said there was no tsunami threat to Australia.
It was the largest earthquake to strike the area since June 2023, according to the Seismology Research Centre.
A magnitude 5.0 quake also hit Colac in south-western Victoria in October 2023.
The largest on record in Victoria was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck in September 2021, which caused minor damage and was felt as far away as Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide.