Several earthquakes shook Australian state

The quake’s epicenter was near Mansfield, about 200 kilometers northeast of Melbourne. In Australia’s second largest city, people ran into the streets when the quake shook buildings.

Minor damage to buildings has been reported, the broadcaster reports ABC.

The state’s emergency and rescue service VICSES says the magnitude of the quake was 6.0 and that there is no danger of a tsunami. The US Geological Survey (USGS) states that the quake had a magnitude of 5.8 and that it was 10 kilometers deep.

In Australia’s second largest city, people ran into the streets when the quakes caused buildings to shake.

– An earthquake of this kind can be a very disturbing event. They are very rare incidents in Australia, and as a result there are probably people who have been quite worried, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Washington, according to Reuters.

Minor damage has been reported to about 50 buildings, including a hospital that lost power, Deputy Prime Minister James Merlino said.

The quake also shook the capital Canberra and parts of neighboring New South Wales and Adelaide, as well as the town of Launceston in Tasmania.

– We have no reports of serious injuries or worse, and it is very good news, and we hope that good news will continue, Morrison said.

(©NTB / TV 2)

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