Photo: abc.net.au
Dilapidated building
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As a result of the earthquake, several areas were de-energized and up to fifty buildings were destroyed. No casualties were reported.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale struck southeast Australia. As a result, 46 buildings were partially destroyed in Melbourne and electricity was cut off for more than 35 thousand residents, writes ABC News.
No serious injuries have been reported since the earthquake.
One local resident told ABC that the six-story building he lives in was swinging from side to side when the earthquake struck.
The National Seismological Service warns of the possibility of repeated tremors “in the coming weeks or even months.”
According to seismologists, the epicenter of the tremors was in the mountains, the focus lay at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The earthquake was felt in several regions of Victoria and New South Wales, in Canberra, Adelaide and the western suburbs of Sydney, as well as in the vicinity of Launceston in Tasmania, but the strongest tremors were in Melbourne and Mansfield.
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A few days earlier an earthquake happened in Donetsk region… The last time tremors in this area of the Donetsk region were recorded in August last year.
But in China, during an earthquake, leak of 150 tons of alcohol… To pump out the flammable liquid, special explosion-proof pumps were used. Thanks to such measures, rescuers have completely eliminated the threat to the safety of local residents.
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