A small earthquake that resembled the sound of a large truck “rumbling past the front door” has rattled parts of Melbourne’s south-east.
The magnitude-2.5 earthquake was reported at 11.15am on Tuesday near Ferntree Gully, 30 kilometres south-east of the Melbourne CBD, according to Geoscience Australia.
“You wouldn’t expect damage at this size and depth [of earthquake], once you start to approach a magnitude-4, you might experience some.”A spokeswoman for Healesville Sanctuary confirmed there had been “no reports of any disturbance to animals or humans” after the tremor, while the earthquake wasn’t felt by staff working at the Puffing Billy Railway.
He noted that whether a person feels a tremor or not can also be explained by the type of ground they’re on, and what activity they’re doing at the time. “Also, if you’re out for a run, you might not have felt it at all. But if you’re home sitting on the couch and watching television, you might notice it.”
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