3.0, 2.9 magnitude aftershocks recorded two weeks after Victoria’s biggest quake in history

Aftershocks are continuing to rumble beneath a town 170km east of Melbourne two weeks after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled Victoria.

One 2.9 magnitude tremor was recorded at Rawson in the eastern Victorian shire of Baw Baw at 11.11pm on Monday, followed by another 3.0 magnitude aftershock at 7.17am on Tuesday and then a third 3.0 tremor at 9.17am.

The Geoscience Australia site had 11 felt reports in response to the second aftershock and three reports to the third, which occurred at 8km and 10km below the ground.

Victorians were warned about the likelihood of aftershocks after the state’s biggest earthquake in recorded history on September 22.

Workers were huddled in groups on the streets of Melbourne CBD as office buildings were evacuated, while vibrations were felt as far as Adelaide, Canberra and even Launceston following the 5.9 magnitude tremor.

The worst damage was recorded at the Betty’s Burgers building in Chapel St, Windsor, where bricks and debris spilt onto the footpath and road below.

Power was lost to more than 35,000 Victorian homes in metropolitan Melbourne and the northeast of the state on the morning of September 22. Most were back online by midafternoon.

State Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp warned that aftershocks were likely but unlikely to be as severe as the initial jolt.

In the event of an aftershock people should immediately drop to the ground, take cover and hold onto something sturdy until the shaking stops.

If there is not something to hide under, cover your face and crouch in an inside corner of a building.

It is also recommended people stay away from windows or anything that could fall.