Parts of Melbourne were rattled by that was felt as far afield as Tasmania on Sunday night. It had an epicentre right near Lainez’s house.
“I thought a car or truck had hit the house,” he said. “Before I could even stand up,the dogs were running around the house barking.”
Like Lainez,many readers ofThe Age reported hearing loud bangs,barking dogs,and shaking furniture. Here are some readers’ experiences:
“The house suddenly shook. I thought there was a big gust of wind but realised it was an earthquake. Just as I was about to run downstairs,it stopped. Don’t think anything has been broken or damaged but definitely a scary experience.” – Anisha
“I was in Footscray hospital and felt the floor and bed shake. Nurses were saying did you feel that?” – John
“My house backs onto route 96 tram. I honestly thought a tram had run off the tracks at high speed and hit my house! A loud bang followed by my three-storey house shaking briefly.” – Marjolein
“In Mernda … it felt like a huge truck about the crash into my house. Scary.” – Fardowsa
“I had heard this big noise in my room as I was laying down and I thought it was just my cat climbing on the roof but not until about an hour later I saw everyone online posting about it and just realised we had an earthquake.” – Mya
“I was woken by the sound of the earthquake and the bed shaking. It was a distinct roar from the ground. My shower screen in the ensuite was rattling. By the roar and the shaking I suspected it was shallow with an epicentre nearby.” – Dianne
“Probably the most scary thing I have ever experienced. I woke up and honestly expected to see an aircraft sticking up with fire all around it.” – Per
“Over here in Sandhurst,it started with a very low-frequency grumbling sound that could be heard in the distance. A few seconds later there was one short tremor,but quite powerful that made my house and my bed shake. I was ready to jump out of my bed to run outside if necessary. Tomorrow I will be checking the walls for cracks caused by this tremor.” – Jerry
“The sudden jolt I felt in Glenroy was so scary,I honestly thought a plane crashed nearby.” – Ali
“I was on my computer concentrating,then heard an almighty crack followed by a significant tremor. It frightened the life out of me.” – Julie
“Felt this in St Kilda West,a loud noise followed by quite a big sway on the second floor of the house.” – David
“Felt it down in Mornington Peninsula. I thought someone was on the roof or jumped down on the deck because it was bloody loud.” – Josh
“It shook my solid brick home. It sounded like an explosion.” – Violetta
“In Keilor,the whole bed rumbled and the house shook. No damage as much as I can see this late at night.” – Stan
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