A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has been reported in Victoria, with tremors felt across Melbourne and as far away as Sydney, Canberra and Tasmania.
The epicentre of the quake, which hit at around 9:15am AEST on Wednesday at a depth of 10km, was in Mansfield, about 180km northeast of Melbourne, Geoscience Australia says.
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