Victoria earthquake live updates: Melbourne buildings damaged as residents told to expect more aftershocks
Earthquake near Mansfield has shaken buildings across Melbourne, with some reports of damage - follow updates live
2.55am BST
Fortunately the 5.8 magnitude earthquake does not appear to have damaged the underground gold mines at Woods Point, which was just a few kilometres from the epicentre.
The two key mines are Morning Star Mine, about 500m west of the town near Morning Star Creek, which opened in 1861, and the A1 mine about 23km south-east of Jamieson. A1 is operated by junior gold producer Centennial Mining, which was acquired by Kaiser Reef in January this year.
2.32am BST
Back in Melbourne, Mia Mannik and Tia Gardiner live in an apartment in Windsor, near the damaged building on Chapel Street. They said they were freaked out" by the tremors.
I thought initially it was like wind blowing, but our whole building was shaking, the walls were shaking. We went outside after it happened and the pavement outside was cracked.
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