Four Goodness Shakes!
Today’s initial quake was about 50km North of Rawson and about the same distance from Mansfield. There have been three significant aftershocks (details below) and many smaller tremors. Further major shocks are possible, but it is more likely the area will experience a series of small events while the terrain in the surrounding area settles.
Melbourne’s Dandenongs adjoin Gippsland’s section of the Great Dividing Range. That conductive connection explains why this event was felt so strongly in Melbourne. West Gippsland is considered to be an ‘active’ earthquake zone.
