Earthquakes were reported near Lake Eldon, Victoria during the night

Residents in the Victoria regional area reported hearing what they thought was an “explosion” after two minor earthquakes occurred overnight.

A small number of residents reported being awakened by shaking their homes as two minor earthquakes struck the Victoria Regional District during the night.

A 2.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded near Lake Eldon, northeast of Melbourne, at about 3.50 am and was felt by four people.

A second shock of 2.9 degrees followed at 4.17 a.m., with 23 people recording feeling it, according to Geoscience Australia.

Locals took to the Lake Eildon Info Facebook group to discuss the Saturday morning earthquakes, with many saying they were awakened by the shaking of their home.

“The house shook and woke me and the cat. I thought it was an explosion,” one of the men said.

“That woke me up. Another woman replied.

“Our convoy shook. It woke me up, and then a mouse ran in front of me in the kitchen, I think he felt it too,” said a third.

Another added: “Woke me up and the neighbor’s dog barked.”

One local resident said they heard a sound like thunder while another asked “what the hell is going on”.

Another person posted: “I thought I lost the plot. I was almost awake and I thought it was a blast.”

Earthquakes of this size are expected to be felt within a radius of 20 to 30 kilometres, said Adam Pascal, chief scientist at the Seismology Research Center.

“These earthquakes are relatively shallow, only a few kilometers deep,” Pascal told NCA Newswire.

“If you think of a normal quarry explosion, that’s equivalent to an earthquake of one magnitude…that’s 50 to 100 times larger, so it’s not surprising that it looks like an explosion.”

Pascal said that while the quakes were small, people were more likely to feel them given their proximity to populated areas.

The 5.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Victoria on September 22 last year – the largest in the state’s recorded history – was near Woods Point, but not on the same fault.

Pascal said it was possible that the seismic activity from that larger earthquake had contributed to the shift in the tension area in the region.

“Any faults that were on the verge of collapsing would probably be pushed a little faster. That might be one of the mechanisms of creating an earthquake in that area.”

“Anywhere you have mountains, which may have been formed by earthquakes over millions of years, they are likely to get earthquakes, so it’s not a huge surprise for that region.”

Mr. Buckley said there were ongoing aftershocks to the Wood Point earthquake, with more than 1,000 tremors recorded so far.

Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface move toward each other.

The sudden release of pressure that slowly builds up from that motion causes tremors.

According to Geoscience Australia, Australia is one of the safest places to live in terms of earthquakes because it is far from the tectonic plate boundaries where large earthquakes occur frequently.

Lake Eldon is located about 235 km northeast of Melbourne.

Just six days ago, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Adelaide, with many residents awakening last Sunday morning feeling their walls shake.

The quake occurred at about 7.20 am in Mount Parker, 33 km southeast of the capital, but was felt 100 km from the city center.

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