Two earthquakes in Melbourne in two weeks. To you Americans, maybe that’s not a big deal. But in Melbourne, I’ve never, ever heard of, let alone been involved in anything close to an earthquake. No tremors either (well, probably, but not big enough to be felt). At 4.30pm I was sitting in the lounge re-reading my tutorial for mistakes, and it hit. I thought it might have been a truck going by - they’re doing major building down the road and trucks go past all the time - or wind, thanks to drafts in the house. Everything rattled, and it was too long for a truck and all around the house. So I thought perhaps it was an earthquake. I purposefully checked the time so I could watch out for news later.  And it was! So now me thinking my mum was nuts last time is a bit harsh.

As quoted at the above link:

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed an earth tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit about 4:30pm.

Residents reported their homes shaking in the state’s east right across to office workers watching their desks move in the city.

The epicentre of the tremor was felt in Korumburra, in the Gippsland Basin, east of Melbourne, but buildings were reported to have shook as far away as Melbourne’s CBD.

No wonder I felt it - I live in the inner eastern suburbs. Although certainly not as far out as Gippsland Basin. I wonder if this is some precursor to something, like a tsunami… or you know, a larger earthquake.

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