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Witness location : Yinnar (Australia) (12 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Entire house slab felt as though it was swaying under us, blinds were swaying as were walls. Also lots of rattling from light fittings. Intensely loud rumbling noise.

Witness location : Newborough (Australia) (13 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Was moved forward a foot then back a foot standing in the spot, lots of broken objects fallen from shelving

Witness location : Boolarra (Australia) (15 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

Don't have a 6ft fish tank on a 6ft stand in your lounge room!!!! Almost had a major catastrophe!!!!

Witness location : Boolarra (Australia) (15 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 70 min

Don't have a 6ft fish tank on a 6ft stand in your lounge room!!!! Almost had a major catastrophe!!!!

Witness location : Warragul (Australia) (27 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

Was about 8:50pm Australian Eastern Standard Time and on phone to son in Greensborough Melbourne Australia....son heard it happening whilst talking to me and then felt about 10 secs later....house shook a hell of a lot, windows rattled, picture frames fell off bookcase and some were hanging crooked on walls, tea cups on hooks in dresser were swinging around, dogs bowl of water on floor spilt all around...went for the longest I've experienced ever in Warragul at about 30 secs....now know it as 5.2!!

Witness location : Drouin (Australia) (35 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

sounded like a freight train coming towards me...house shook violently.. animals freaked

Witness location : Walhalla (Australia) (42 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Rocking of buildings, items falling off walls and benches... Loud and increasingly louder rumbles before going quite

Witness location : Cockatoo (Australia) (73 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

heard it before we felt it. sounded like a freight train in stereo slowly getting louder.  felt like you were standing on an out of balance washing machine. our neighbourhood dogs all went off.  tremor probably lasted about 15secs.

Witness location : Cockatoo (Australia) (73 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 63 min

heard it before we felt it. sounded like a freight train in stereo slowly getting louder.  felt like you were standing on an out of balance washing machine. our neighbourhood dogs all went off.  tremor probably lasted about 15secs.

Witness location : Sale (Australia) (77 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

I thought I must have missed a few days worth of medication.

Witness location : Berwick (Australia) (80 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 77 min

It was a constant shaking for quite a while. Strong enough to push an object off the bookcase. I hope people closer to it are okay and there is no damage.

Witness location : Devon Meadows (Australia) (82 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 298 min

It felt like my windows where going to brake in our house. Massive rumble that went for longer then 15sec's.

Witness location : Skye (Australia) (89 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Strongest tremor I have felt.

Witness location : Briagolong (Australia) (89 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

It rattled the whole house, rumbling noises, outside, I was in bed at the time reading my bible. I thought there was someone on my roof, then I thought someone was shaking the whole  house,  then I realized,  cause it was getting stronger , it was an earthquake. There is nothing broken that I can tell but it's dark. The strongest earthquake I have felt in my life,

Witness location : Ferntree Gully (Australia) (91 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 104 min

It scared me and my family . House shaking and things falling ...

Witness location : Rowville (Australia) (94 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 55 min

Ran and stood under door arch as was moderate shaking and was worried about roof tiles coming down on us

Witness location : Wantirna (Australia) (97 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Felt jolt then rolling quake for about 5 seconds

Witness location : Noble Park (Australia) (97 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Duration of about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Ringwood East (Australia) (98 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

It sounded like a heavy truck then our recliner chairs shook for approximately 30 seconds and our standard lamp moved.

Witness location : Mt Martha (Australia) (101 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 553 min

The bed shook and the windows rattled for about 10-15 seconds.

Witness location : Vermont South (Australia) (101 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Whole house shook. Dog very frightened. Took 5 mins to settle him

Witness location : Burwood East (Australia) (104 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Heard & felt the Windows shaking

Witness location : Warrandyte (Australia) (105 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Lasted around 60 secs and felt like a heavy truck driving past

Witness location : Oakleigh (Australia) (107 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Went for a good while 30+ secs. Was flossing teeth and the mirror shaking and house rumbling. Enough time to walk out to lounge to exclaim to my wife that it was a tremor and it was still going. Longer than last one i felt. At least my wife got to feel that one.

Witness location : North Warrandyte (Australia) (107 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Lasted a out 45 secs

Witness location : Mont Albert North (Australia) (109 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 115 min

It was right under me and the whole room shuttered like a big gust of wind. Quite scarey but only lasted a few seconds

Witness location : Mont Albert (Australia) (109 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

The roof and floor  shook a lot for about 5 secs - my first thought was that a lot of large possums were running across the roof.

Witness location : Doncaster (Australia) (109 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Watching a movie in cinema, though it was a special  effect! (Rapid shaking, noticeable, very disconcerting.)

Witness location : Templestowe (Australia) (109 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Quite strong tremor lasting 15-20 seconds. House shook and windows rattled

Witness location : Surrey Hills (Australia) (110 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

No damage but very scary thought, the roof and house were shaking

Witness location : Surrey Hills (Australia) (110 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

No damage but very scary thought, the roof and house were shaking

Witness location : Balwyn (Australia) (111 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 66 min

Wow strongest and longest I've felt. Like a freight train going by. More than 30 seconds.

Witness location : Brighton East (Australia) (112 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Children quite freaked out. Lots of shaking. Furniture moved. Lamp fell.

Witness location : Diamond Creek (Australia) (114 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 78 min

Whole house shook.

Witness location : Greensborough (Australia) (116 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

I don't know, just funny as i was on the phone to my old man at the time and he felt it rather more strongly (obviously) in Warragul. Was both a good and interesting experience, strong one?

Witness location : Ivanhoe (Australia) (117 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Lasted for at least 10-15 seconds, that was the biggest shake I have felt in Ivanhoe

Witness location : South Yarra (Australia) (117 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

It felt like a vibrator with no batteries.... got nothing

Witness location : Thornbury (Australia) (118 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Felt the windows and wardrobe doors rattle and my cat was a bit freaked but I cuddled her through it!

Witness location : Doreen (Australia) (120 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

Scary. The whole house shook for at least 30 seconds.

Witness location : Fitzroy (Australia) (120 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Duration of approximately ten seconds, could hear it before I felt it. Person at other end of house did not feel it. Could still hear and feel slight vibrations for a few moments afterwards. Shook pictures on the wall.

Witness location : Thornbury (Australia) (121 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 68 min

Doors shaking, 4yo daughter ran from bedroom terrified

Witness location : Fitzroy North (Australia) (121 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 239 min

Does this mean we need to prepare for another tremour?

Witness location : West Melbourne (Australia) (122 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Tremors lasted 30-40 secs and shook the apartment building.

Witness location : Reservoir (Australia) (122 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 61 min

Dizzy

Witness location : Pascoe Vale (Australia) (127 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Double storey house -whole house shook,swayed with 2 distinct tremors

Witness location : Craigieburn (Australia) (134 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Shook the whole settee for 30-40 seconds. The rumble was quite noticeable too!!

Witness location : Oaklands Junction (Australia) (141 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Sitting on couch felt the shaking.

Witness location : Caroline Springs (Australia) (142 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

Felt like a loud deep rolling close to the surface - walls and windows shook hard.. Lasted around 30 seconds.

Witness location : Wallan (Australia) (145 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 584 min

The house (single Storey, 55 sq) creaked and I felt an air pressure, like a mini shock wave pass through the house. I heard several cockatoos outside start squawking. 

I expected to hear that a tanker exploded on the nearby freeway. 

I live 50 km North of Melbourne!

Witness location : Bruthen (Australia) (156 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

House shook and rattled, objects fell of a few shelves.  Physically felt, and heard, the tremor.

Witness location : Lakes Entrance (Australia) (161 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Strong enough, to move hanging pictures, make the bed sway

Witness location : Geelong (Australia) (162 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Felt the couch move side to side very scary lasted about 20 seconds.

Witness location : Benambra (Australia) (197 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Just made me feel sick inside

Witness location : Kyabram (Australia) (241 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Felt through the couch and shook the bunk bed slightly, lasted about 10 seconds, felt throughout the town and surrounding areas

Witness location : Rochester (Australia) (251 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Felt like the house was going to come off the stumps!!