I was feeding the birds at the back door when I heard a rumbling and then the house started swaying violently. It lasted about a minute but seemed longer.
A bottle of perfume rolled off my dresser and some pictures on the walls moved position, but apart from my nervous system, we had no real damage.
It registered 6 on the Richter scale with the epicentre near us and only 40 feet underground. Our house is still shaking a bit now and then from aftershocks...
Nothing like an earthquake to start the day off with a bang!
Oh gosh! I'm in South Australia, mum messaged me this morning to let me know about the quake, what a start to your day that was, so glad you weren't hurt.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tash. We are in Gippsland which is regional and we didn't get any damage, however Chapel Street in Melbourne had some buildings collapse. You never get used to these. Good job they are rare here.
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