Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, Australia

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck near Melbourne in southern Australia on Wednesday, according to Geoscience Australia.

In a tweet on Wednesday morning, the Victorian State Emergency Service's Twitter account said the earthquake's epicenter had been near Mansfield in the state of Victoria."Please be patient as lines may be busy," the tweet said.Originally the Australian government had registered the earthquake at a magnitude of 6 but subsequently downgraded it slightly to 5.9. The US Geological Survey also put the quake at magnitude 5.9.

m-infographic_1632291424179:before{padding-top:65%;}}Melbourne residents described their shock and surprise as houses across the city began to shake, in a city which has not had an earthquake of a similar size in decades. There have been no reports of injuries so far.The temblor was so strong it was felt as far away as Adelaide in South Australia, 800 kilometers away, and Sydney in New South Wales, more than 900 kilometers away."There is no tsunami threat" VICSES News said in a tweet.

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