Earthquake in Melbourne, Australia...and in the US

Quakes of any magnitude are almost unknown in Australia

Magnitude-5.4 quake shakes Melbourne

South-east Victoria has been rocked by more than 40 aftershocks after a magnitude-5.4 earthquake hit near Moe in Gippsland on Tuesday night.

ABC,

20 June, 2012

The tremor struck 16 kilometres west of Moe, but was felt in the centre of Melbourne and in suburbs across the city's west and south-east.

Initially measured at magnitude-5.3, it was also felt as far north as Shepparton and even Albury on the border with New South Wales.

The SES said it received dozens of calls for help for cracked walls and ceilings and a collapsed garage and chimney.

Residents and business owners are being urged to check their properties for damage before returning inside.

But the SES says there have been no reports of major damage.

Residents reported hearing a roaring noise as the quake hit just before 9:00pm at a depth of about 10km.

An SES spokesman told ABC News Breakfast there were 850 calls to emergency services in the first hour after the quake.

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Other quakes in the Pacific, reported by the Extinction Protocol

6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Alaska Aleutian Islands

June 19, 2012 – Alaska – A 6.0 magnitude earthquake erupted along the volcanically-active region of the Aleutian Islands. The earthquake had a depth of 20.9 km (13.0 miles). No tsunami threats were issued for today’s earthquake. The earthquake came on the heels of a 5.1 earthquake that struck off the coast of Oregon. –The Extinction Protocol

5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Oregon

June 19, 2012 – OREGON – A shallow 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the ocean floor off the coast of Oregon. The depth of the earthquake was 13.5 km (8.4 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 239 km (148 miles) W of Bandon, Oregon. The earthquake is the latest in a series of stress eruptions that have been building along the Juan de Fuca and Pacific tectonic plates of the U.S. West Pacific coast. There was no tsunami threat issued with today’s earthquake. –The Extinction Protocol