Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles south-east of Melbourne | ABC NEWS

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A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has been recorded near the Victorian town of Leongatha, the second time a quake has hit regional Victoria in a week. Professor of Active Tectonics and Geomorphology Mark Quigley says there has been an ongoing earthquake sequence in the region since 2009. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/earthquake-strikes-near-leongatha-gippsland-victoria/107224300 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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