September 21, 2021 Earthquake: Melbourne, Australia

The southeast coast of Australia has been rocked by a large earthquake, shaking buildings in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Eyewitness accounts are flooding in of residents fleeing apartment blocks in Melbourne after feeling strong tremors for up to 30 seconds. Social media has been inundated with images from inner-city suburbs which show rubble strewn across streets believed to be due to quake damage. Early reports suggest at least 46 buildings have been damaged across Victoria in the earthquake. (reference #13055)

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck in southeastern Australia on September 22, 2021, at 9:15 am local time. This is the largest earthquake in Victoria in the two centuries of European settlement. Aboriginal Australians have lived in eastern Victoria for around 40,000 years [...] Initial insurance claim data indicates that at least 1,500 buildings suffered minor damage such as fallen masonry (e.g. chimneys) and cracks to plaster, render and walls. (reference #13061)