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Victorians have been warned there may be more aftershocks after the
state suffered its largest earthquake that left a tradesman injured on a job site.
The magnitude 5.9 quake hit about 9.15am on Wednesday,
with the epicentre between Mansfield and Rawson in the state's northeast.
The 10km deep earthquake - the biggest in the state since records began - was felt across Melbourne and
as far away as Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide.
Initially, there were no reports of injuries, however, State
Emergency Service chief officer Tim Wiebusch said on Thursday
a man in Mount Eliza suffered minor injuries.
Victorians have been warned there may be more aftershocks after the
state suffered its largest earthquake that left a tradesman injured
on a job site (pictured in Melbourne)
Emergency workers are seen surveying damage from the earthquake in Melbourne
Two people crouch down after the earthquake forced with the evacuation of a Melbourne building on Wednesday morning
'A man that was working on a repair of a construction and that, in the shaking, moved and came on top of him,' he told Seven News.
At least eight aftershocks have been registered between 2.4
and 4.1 magnitude, and further tremors are expected
in the coming days, and possibly months.
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'We are asking people to know what to do: drop, cover and hold is the key message,
' Mr Wiebusch said on Wednesday.
There were more than 100 calls for assistance after the initial earthquake, with 55 of those in metropolitan Melbourne.
Most were for minor structural damage to chimneys, facades and older buildings.
Mr Wiebusch has urged anyone who discovers building damage
to contact a licensed builder or technician, with emergency repairs still allowed under Covid-19 restrictions.
There were more than 100 calls for assistance
after the initial earthquake, with 55 of those in metropolitan Melbourne
Popular burger restaurant Betty's Burgers was
severely damaged in the quake but nobody was inside at the time
There were no serious injuries from the earthquake but
dozens of buildings were damaged
Some building damage has emerged in metropolitan Melbourne
and areas near Mansfield, with Beechworth hospital losing power and one of
the crosses at St Patrick's Church in Wangaratta falling
down.
Among the city structures damaged was the facade
of a Brunswick Street building in Fitzroy and the exterior
of Betty's Burgers on Chapel Street in Windsor.
No one was inside the restaurant when the earthquake hit, and managing director
Troy McDonagh said he expects the business won't be able to reopen for months.
Locals are pictured examining debris from a damaged building along Chapel Street in Melbourne
on Wednesday after the record-breaking earthquake
More than 35,000 homes in the state lost power from the quake
as did the Beechworth hospital
Insurer Allianz had received 70 claims as of 3pm Wednesday, mostly for minor cracking but some for 'extensive damage'.
The earthquake was originally recorded as a magnitude
six, but later revised to 5.8 and then 5.9 on the Richter scale.
More than 35,000 homes in the state lost power from the quake but most had regained theirs
by the afternoon.
The quake was caused by a thrust fault where two sections of the
earth's crust are pushed up against each other, causing friction and resulting in a quake.
Seismologist have predicted aftershocks of up to magnitude five.
Residents caught up in the quake shared shocking footage of walls
shaking and pets disappearing as the shudder wreaked havoc around the state.
Zume Phim, 33, owner of Melbourne's Oppen cafe, said he rushed onto the street as the tremor hit.
'The whole building was shaking. All the windows, the glass, was shaking - like a wave of shaking,' he said.
'I have never experienced that before. It was
a little bit scary.'
A homeowner near Leongatha, a town south-west of Melbourne, who was in the bathroom when the earthquake hit said the
sound was like a 'jet engine' and the glass
shower screen was shaking.
Residents caught up in the quake said the walls of their houses
started shaking
Rubble is seen outside Betty's Burgers restaurant on the famous Chapel Street in Melbourne
'I grabbed my granddaughter and held her tight,' the woman said.
'It was very frightening.'
'The whole world just shook,' another Victorian said.
New Zealander Colin, who lives in Ferntree Gully in Melbourne,
said the quake felt just as powerful as the magnitude 6.2 Christchurch earthquake in 2011 that caused widespread damage across the city and killed
185 people.
'About 30 seconds it lasted. I didn't know whether to run outside or upstairs,' he told Newstalk
ZB.
'I'm in a solid concrete house, so it really shook. It shook as much as I've
felt in Christchurch.'