Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Rocks Melbourne (PHOTOS)

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The earthquake was the largest measured onshore in Victoria's recorded history.

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Emergency workers survey damage in Melbourne, Australia, where debris is scattered on a road after part of a wall fell from a building during an earthquake, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. A strong earthquake caused damage in the city of Melbourne in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia, Geoscience Australia said. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)

Bricks scattered roads and buildings sustained damage in suburban Melbourne after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Australia on Wednesday.

The epicenter was located about 80 miles northeast of Melbourne near Mansfield in the state of Victoria. Though damage was mostly minor, the earthquake was the largest measured onshore in Victoria's recorded history, Seismology Research Centre Chief Scientist Adam Pascale said, according to the Associated Press.

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The earthquake was felt more than 600 miles away in Sydney.

There were no reports of serious injuries, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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The earthquake was the largest measured onshore in Victoria's recorded history.

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