Scores of residents in Boort, population 940, reported feeling the impact of the 3.4-magnitude quake early this morning.
abc.net.au/news/earthquake-rattles-tiny-town-of-boort-victoria/102207376Residents in the tiny Victorian town of Boort were woken by a 3.4-magnitude earthquake early this morning.
Victoria has recorded 641 earthquakes of all magnitudes in the past 23 yearsGeoscience Australia reports show that 71 people in the town of 940 felt the ground move at 2.30am.Paul Haw lives less than 10 kilometres from the epicentre and says it is probably the most powerful earthquake in Boort in more than two decades."I had my grandchildren here from Melbourne and my daughter," Mr Haw said.Paul Haw says the severity of the quake caught him and his family by surprise.
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