{"id":342672,"date":"2021-09-22T11:44:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T08:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/melbourne-australia-struck-by-magnitude-5-9-earthquake\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T11:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T08:44:10","slug":"melbourne-australia-struck-by-magnitude-5-9-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/melbourne-australia-struck-by-magnitude-5-9-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Melbourne, Australia struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 A magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The quake hit about 80 miles northeast of Australia\u2019s second-most populous city near the town of Mansfield at a depth of 10 6 miles, Geo<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> Australia said.<\/p>\n<p>Minor structural damage to chimneys, facades and older buildings was reported around the Melbourne metropolitan area. A hospital near the epicenter lost power, and fallen bricks littered some city streets.<\/p>\n<p>Seismology Research Centre Chief Scientist Adam Pascale said it was the largest onshore quake in Victoria\u2019s recorded history.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there were no reports of serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake was the largest to rattle Australia since a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 130 miles off the northwest coastal town of Broome in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The event was the largest onshore earthquake recorded in Victoria, according to scientists. \" class=\"wp-image-19537848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The event was the largest onshore earthquake recorded in Victoria, according to scientists. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne, Geoscience Australia said. It was one of Australia&#8217;s biggest quakes on record, causing damage to buildings in the country&#8217;s second-largest city and sending tremors throughout neighboring states <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mrMSYMatYb\">https:\/\/t.co\/mrMSYMatYb<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KmhEDIv59U\">pic.twitter.com\/KmhEDIv59U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1440590439107776512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Australian residents avoided serious injury from the earthquake while emergency workers tended to damaged buildings. \" class=\"wp-image-19537933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Australian residents avoided serious injury from the earthquake while emergency workers tended to damaged buildings. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Bystanders observe the damage left by Wednesday's earthquake.\" class=\"wp-image-19537944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Earthquake_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bystanders observe the damage left by Wednesday\u2019s earthquake.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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