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An earthquake that rattled parts of Victoria is likely an aftershock from a 2021 quake. No damage has been reported after the magnitude 4.1 tremor struck Woods Point, a small town about three hours’ drive east of Melbourne, just before 4am on Wednesday. Geoscience Australia senior seismologist Professor Phil Cummins considered the event an aftershock from Victoria’s record 5.9 magnitude earthquake in September 2021.
“Stay safe by avoiding damaged buildings, roadways and bridges, and fallen trees and powerlines,” an alert stated. Aftershocks occurring years or decades after initial earthquakes were common, Cummins said, and more could follow. “It’s not unusual for large aftershocks to have their own aftershocks,” Cummins said. “But I would expect the earthquakes we see immediately after this earthquake to be considerably smaller.
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