Thankfully no lives were lost, and no injuries sustained. Many would have seen the footage of the damage to a heritage building in Chapel St, South Yarra. Minor building damage was reported across the state, including in the Melbourne suburbs of Kensington, Ascot Vale, Parkdale, Prahran, Balwyn, Elsternwick, Northcote and West Melbourne. The initial quake was felt 190 kilometres away from the epicentre, in Melbourne as well as inВ regional Victoria, Sydney, regional New South Wales, the ACT, Adelaide and Launceston in Tasmania. The initial quake was followed by six aftershocks, with magnitudes ofВ 3.5, 4.1, 2.5, 3.1, 2.4 and 2.9. The earthquake measured a magnitude 5.9 in Mansfield which was the quakeвЂ™s epicentre and was felt throughout the entire state. This was the largest earthquake ever to be felt in Victoria since records were kept, post European settlement.

Just when Melburnians wondered what could possibly be next after more than 250 days in lockdown, transport suspended to avert protests, the construction industry closing down, police confronting people for exercising in groups, and вЂњCOVID fatigueвЂќ being diagnosed as a genuine health issue, we are then hit with an earthquake of close to magnitude six.Дespite being not only local news, it is important to record the massive earthquake that struck Victoria Harbour and along with it, the rest of Victoria, from 9.15am on September 22, 2021. By Stella Barber - Victoria Harbour resident

Parkdale earthquake