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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia

Un séisme de magnitude 5,9 a frappé mercredi matin le sud-est de l'Australie, faisant trembler les immeubles...

Un séisme de magnitude 5,9 a frappé mercredi le sud-est de lAustralie, faisant trembler les immeubles de Melbourne et sortir en courant des habitants paniqués, dans une région peu habituée aux tremblements de terre.

A magnitude 5.8 quake on Wednesday rocked Melbourne and demolished part of a restaurant on the citys famous Chapel Street - with residents as far away as Sydney feeling the tremors.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia.

El sismo se produjo 80 millas al noreste de la segunda ciudad más poblada de Australia.

No injuries have been reported, but the tremors were felt far from the earthquakes epicenter.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country's biggest quakes on record, causing damage to buildings in the country's second largest city and sending tremors throughout neighbouring states.

The magnitude 5.9 quake struck northeast of Australia’s second-biggest city, damaging buildings.

Le sud-est de l'Australie a été frappé par un séisme de magnitude 5,9. Un phénomène assez rare dans cette région.