A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has rattled residents in regional Victoria, with thousands of people feeling the early morning tremor.
Geoscience Australia said the earthquake struck at 1.32 a.m. on Friday near Rawson, a small town around 150km east of Melbourne.
More than 9000 people had reported feeling the earthquake by 8.30 a.m., including many residents in the Victorian capital’s eastern suburbs.
A Victorian SES spokeswoman told AAP on Friday morning there were no reported injuries or property damage.
The earthquake follows a series of recent tremors across the region over the past month, including a 4.0-magnitude earthquake in late May.
Geoscience Australia senior seismologist Jonathan Bathgate said the earthquake was the latest in a series of aftershocks from the 2021 magnitude-5.9 quake that struck the town of Mansfield….