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Victorians have been warned there may be more aftershocks after the state suffered its largest earthquake that left a tradesman injured on a job site. 

The magnitude 5.9 quake hit about 9.15am on Wednesday, with the epicentre between Mansfield and Rawson in the state's northeast.

The 10km deep earthquake - the biggest in the state since records began - was felt across Melbourne and as far away as Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide.

Initially, there were no reports of injuries, however, State Emergency Service chief officer Tim Wiebusch said on Thursday a man in Mount Eliza suffered minor injuries.









Victorians have been warned there may be more aftershocks after the state suffered its largest earthquake that left a tradesman injured on a job site (pictured in Melbourne)





Emergency workers are seen surveying damage from the earthquake in Melbourne





Two people crouch down after the earthquake forced with the evacuation of a Melbourne building on Wednesday morning

'A man that was working on a repair of a construction and that, in the shaking, moved and came on top of him,' he told Seven News.

At least eight aftershocks have been registered between 2.4 and 4.1 magnitude, and further tremors are expected in the coming days, and possibly months.




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'We are asking people to know what to do: drop, cover and hold is the key message,' Mr Wiebusch said on Wednesday.

There were more than 100 calls for assistance after the initial earthquake, with 55 of those in metropolitan Melbourne.

Most were for minor structural damage to chimneys, facades and older buildings.

Mr Wiebusch has urged anyone who discovers building damage to contact a licensed builder or technician, with emergency repairs still allowed under Covid-19 restrictions.









There were more than 100 calls for assistance after the initial earthquake, with 55 of those in metropolitan Melbourne





Popular burger restaurant Betty's Burgers was severely damaged in the quake but nobody was inside at the time





There were no serious injuries from the earthquake but dozens of buildings were damaged

Some building damage has emerged in metropolitan Melbourne and areas near Mansfield, with Beechworth hospital losing power and one of the crosses at St Patrick's Church in Wangaratta falling down.

Among the city structures damaged was the facade of a Brunswick Street building in Fitzroy and the exterior of Betty's Burgers on Chapel Street in Windsor.

No one was inside the restaurant when the earthquake hit, and managing director Troy McDonagh said he expects the business won't be able to reopen for months.





Locals are pictured examining debris from a damaged building along Chapel Street in Melbourne on Wednesday after the record-breaking earthquake





More than 35,000 homes in the state lost power from the quake as did the Beechworth hospital

Insurer Allianz had received 70 claims as of 3pm Wednesday, mostly for minor cracking but some for 'extensive damage'.

The earthquake was originally recorded as a magnitude six, but later revised to 5.8 and then 5.9 on the Richter scale. 

More than 35,000 homes in the state lost power from the quake but most had regained theirs by the afternoon.

The quake was caused by a thrust fault where two sections of the earth's crust are pushed up against each other, causing friction and resulting in a quake.

Seismologist have predicted aftershocks of up to magnitude five. 

Residents caught up in the quake shared shocking footage of walls shaking and pets disappearing as the shudder wreaked havoc around the state.  

Zume Phim, 33, owner of Melbourne's Oppen cafe, said he rushed onto the street as the tremor hit.

'The whole building was shaking. All the windows, the glass, was shaking - like a wave of shaking,' he said.

'I have never experienced that before. It was a little bit scary.'

A homeowner near Leongatha, a town south-west of Melbourne, who was in the bathroom when the earthquake hit said the sound was like a 'jet engine' and the glass shower screen was shaking.  




Residents caught up in the quake said the walls of their houses started shaking





Rubble is seen outside Betty's Burgers restaurant on the famous Chapel Street in Melbourne

'I grabbed my granddaughter and held her tight,' the woman said. 'It was very frightening.'

'The whole world just shook,' another Victorian said. 

New Zealander Colin, who lives in Ferntree Gully in Melbourne, said the quake felt just as powerful as the magnitude 6.2 Christchurch earthquake in 2011 that caused widespread damage across the city and killed 185 people.

'About 30 seconds it lasted. I didn't know whether to run outside or upstairs,' he told Newstalk ZB.

'I'm in a solid concrete house, so it really shook. It shook as much as I've felt in Christchurch.' 

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