Alyssa Fritzlaff
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit the region yesterday at approximately 3.24pm.
The quakes epicentre was located near Shady Creek (longitude: 146.08, latitude: -38.12), with a depth of 2km.
Many people across the Latrobe Valley, Baw Baw Shire, and surrounding areas took to social media to discuss the tremors. While some reported feeling a slight shake, others said they felt absolutely nothing.
Currently, there are 80 felt reports recorded on Geoscience Australia.
The Seismology Research Centre’s Chief Scientist Adam Pascale said that the tremors would have felt “like a truck driving by”.
“Magnitude four and above would usually cause damage,” he said.
“There is a bit of activity in that region in general…and we’ll probably get one (quake) of this size every year in the region.”
Mr Pascale said that this quake will not likely cause a string of aftershocks like those felt in the wake of the 5.3 earthquake in 2012, which originated near Moe.
Yesterday’s quake was nothing compared to the massive 5.8 near Woods Point earlier this year, which saw walls in Melbourne crumble, and had a significant number of aftershocks, the highest of which was a 4.2.
