The epicentre hit just north of Korumburra in South Gippsland, but the earthquake was powerful enough to shake buildings and cause some residents to fall off their couches in metropolitan Melbourne.

虽然震中位于吉普斯兰北部的Korumbarra地区，但这波地震足以使建筑物摇晃，而墨尔本市区的某些居民也从躺椅上跌落。

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Police were flooded with calls from hundreds of worried residents from north of Melbourne to Sale in Gippsland after the earth shook for a few seconds just after 9pm.

今晚9时发生的几秒钟地震，使报警中心涌入数百通来自北墨尔本至吉普斯兰sale市，惊魂未定居民们的电话。

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The fires have also left 5, 000 homeless and destroyed a 350, 000 hectare area north of Melbourne in the past three days.

过去三天之内，大火造成5000人无家可归，墨尔本北部地区35万公顷被火焰破坏。

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This week he signed a two-year contract with the North Melbourne club.

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A spokesman for North Melbourne said the teenager, who is 194 centimeters tall and is still growing, had "enormous potential" to succeed at the highest level of the Australian Rules Football League, a nationwide organization with 16 professional teams.

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This fire, in the Kilmore East area north of Melbourne, killed 119 people and destroyed more than 1, 000 homes.

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Mrs Meagher's body was found in a shallow grave by a dirt road about 30 miles north west of Melbourne, a week after she went missing.

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The body of the 29-year-old, originally from Drogheda, County Louth, was found in a shallow grave by a dirt road about 30 miles north west of Melbourne.

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