‘Woke me up’: Victoria rocked by 4.1 magnitude earthquake

GeoScience Australia recorded more than 1,400 people “felt reports” of the tremor.

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck in Victoria’s High Country.

The shake was felt at 3.48am on Wednesday, with Geoscience Australia recording more than 1500 “felt reports”.

It was measured at a depth of eight kilometres and was felt in Wangaratta, Benalla, South Morang, Healesville, Yarra Junction and Dargo.

It was measured at a depth of eight kilometres and was felt in Wangaratta, Benalla, South Morang, Healesville, Yarra Junction and Dargo

There are no reports of damages to buildings or infrastructure, however, VicEmergency warned minor damage may have occurred.

They warned residents to be aware that aftershocks may occur.

Seismologist Adam Pascale told Sunrise the tremor was a part of seismic activity following the 5.9 earthquake in September 2021.

“We’ve been getting after shocks in this area since 2021, this is the third-largest of the after shocks,” Mr Pascale said.

“People who live in that area probably are feeling them a bit more often than most people in Melbourne.

“Once you get to magnitude 4, that’s when people this far away can feel it.”

Some Aussies were woken by the sudden shaking.

“It just woke me up, very disorientating as I thought someone was shaking my bed but I live by myself,” one person wrote.

“Well now I’m wide awake I guess I’ll watch some olympics,” another wrote.

If an aftershock occurs you should:

-Drop to the ground.

-Take cover by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture.

-Hold on until the shaking stops.