Two Australian cities have been rocked by earthquakes this morning.
Melbourne was struck by a magnitude 2.8 earthquake about 12.30am on Tuesday, with the epicentre located just outside Mount Dandenong, 44km east of Melbourne.
More than 700 Victorians reported feeling the quake to Geoscience Australia with reports ranging from Jam Jerrup in the south to Cragieburn in the north.
Dozens took to social media to share their accounts of the tremor, most having been woken by the sound.
One woman wrote they believed something had ‘exploded’ when they heard the earthquake while another said it caused their windows to rattle following the initial boom.
Two hours later, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck just east of Adelaide at 2am.
The epicentre was located near the Nairne area, at a depth of 9km though locals reported feeling its impact as far north as Tanunda and south to Strathalbyn.
Just over 250 Adelaide residents submitted reports, with the strongest impacts recorded in the city’s western suburbs.
Earthquakes struck just outside Melbourne and Adelaide in the early hours of Tuesday morning
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck just east of Adelaide at 2am
Owners of The Big Rocking Horse, a tourist attraction in Gumeracha in the Adelaide Hills reported hearing the quake on social media.
‘Not even an earthquake could make Wal The Big Rocking Horse rock!’ they wrote on Tuesday morning.
‘It was a rolling rumble sound and we didn’t feel the earth move.
‘Checking on all our animals now to make sure they aren’t spooked.’
Straddling multiple fault lines, both cities are considered seismically-active.
Of all Australian capital cities, Adelaide experiences earthquakes most frequently.
In 1954, the city was hit by a 5.5 earthquake causing three serious injuries, widespread blackouts and damage to more than 3000 buildings.
More to come.
