Overview

• A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck near Main Ridge at 4:39 am on August 13 at a depth of 10 kilometres.
• More than 400 residents submitted felt reports to Geoscience Australia following the early-morning tremor.
• Seismographs registered the quake from Rosebud on the peninsula to Hallett in South Australia, Cobar in New South Wales and Hobart in Tasmania.
• No structural damage has been reported, with seismologists noting that earthquakes below magnitude 4 rarely cause harm.
• The Mornington Peninsula fault line and a regional uptick in activity since the damaging 2021 magnitude 5.9 quake underline the need for ongoing observation.