Seismology Research Centre
Unprecedentedly Powerful Earhquake Rocks Australia, Causes Damages in Melbourne
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia.
The quake hit about 80 miles northeast of Australia's second-most populous city near the town of Mansfield at a depth of 10 6 miles, Geoscience Australia said.