Woods Point rocked by 3.1 magnitude
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake has rocked a small town in Victoria’s east.
Residents near Woods Point, about 178km east of Melbourne
, reported feeling tremors shortly after 5.20am on Wednesday.
Seismic activity monitors detected the shake at a depth of 1km.
Light sleepers and early risers quickly
took to social media to report the quake.
‘Literally woke up from a dream about an earthquake.
I feel vindicated,’ one said.
Another thought something
had hit their home after hearing a loud noise.
‘That was such a sudden jolt
I was legit confused if something
hit the building or not,’ they wrote.
The quake was felt all the way in Melbourne,
as far west as Sunbur
y and south as Carrum Downs.
Earthquakes reaching 3.1 magnitud
e are considered minor and unlikely to cause damage.
No injuries have been reported
