Melbourne struck by magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Australia

The earthquake was the largest to rattle Australia since a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 130 miles off the northwest coastal town of Broome in 2019

A police officer closes an intersection where debris is scattered in the road after an earthquake damaged a building in Melbourne. Picture: ames Ross/AAP Image via AP

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has caused damage in the Australian city of Melbourne, Geoscience Australia said.

The quake hit 80 miles northeast of Australia’s second-most populous city near the town of Mansfield at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), the government agency said.