Melbourne's 5.3 quake (biggest since 1903)

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

http://www.news.com.au/national/earthquake-rocks-victoria/story-e6frfkvr-1226401631728

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/quake-shakes-state-20120619-20m88.html

An earthquake shook Melbourne and much of the state of Victoria around 9pm on Tuesday (12 hours ago). It was Melbourne's biggest quake since 1903 and I understand it was Australia's biggest since the fatal one in Newcastle, New South Wales in the 1980s.

[joveski]

we felt it in preston.... thought it was the washing machine on spin cycle!

[jj]

i hope you and others are ok...perhaps it was in a remote, desolate area

[joveski]

just some minor property damage and things falling shelves at supermarkets!. everyone's fine

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

My first thought was that a possum (a record-size one) had got in under the roof and was running just above the ceiling!

Maybe it's not such a rare event in North America. One day after our drama, I heard quakes hit Alaska and Washington State.