5.3 Quake Hits Vic, Australia, Twitter Reacts

While growing up in Australia, I thought I would never experience an earthquake, because the occurrences of earthquakes where I lived in Victoria were quite rare; however, I live in the USA now, and my friends and colleagues back home in Australia did get to experience an unexpected earthquake that came without any warning.

According to the Australian Daily Telegraph, on Tuesday, June 19th, the small town of Moe, Victoria encountered a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that could be felt in the majority of Victorian regions. This comes as a shock to many Victorian residents, because there has not been an earthquake in Victoria within 30 years.

Ever since this earthquake (which did not cause significant or life-threatening damage), many users across the Internet have been poking fun at it, especially Austrailan comedian Jimeoin…

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Jimeoin
@jimeoin

Yeah that was a real big #earthquake http://t.co/g4jomJ45

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1 day ago via Camera on iOS · powered by @socialditto

A lot of other Twitter users have been jokingly tweeting about the cause of the quake:

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Rachel Brunsden
@RachelB209

That was no earthquake! That was Gina Blackhardt moving her desk into her office #earthquake #failfax

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20 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

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Donna
@FoodnFlowers

Should I take a stable walking frame with me to Melb tomorrow? #earthquake

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2 minutes ago via HootSuite · powered by @socialditto

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Amber Reyes
@amber_98bieber

so i heard that you farted sometime last night @luke_brooks .. it shocked melbourne #Earthquake

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20 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

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Claudia Dashwood
@claudiadashwood

There was an earthquake last night? That was me making my milkshake.. #earthquake

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22 hours ago via Twitter for iPad · powered by @socialditto

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Peter Campbell
@peterc_150

What that an #earthquake, or did Gina Rinehart fart? #melbearthquake

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1 day ago via web · powered by @socialditto

On behalf of WebProNews, I hope that everyone affected by the recent quake in Moe, Victoria is okay and surviving.