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The small Victorian town of Rawson has been hit with a 4.6-magnitude earthquake in the early hours of the morning.

Residents of a tiny town near Sydney have described being "lifted" and shaken during a surprise earthquake on a sleepy Sunday afternoon.

Authorities say aftershocks are possible are a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck Melbourne's north-west late on Sunday.

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Quake that struck Sunbury on Sunday night the strongest in more than 100 years with an epicentre in metropolitan Melbourne

A magnitude-3.8 earthquake in the Melbourne suburb of Sunbury strikes at a depth of 3 kilometres on Sunday night, according to Geoscience Australia, with a leading seismologist saying it could be the city's largest in 100 years.

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Scores of residents in Boort, population 940, reported feeling the impact of the 3.4-magnitude quake early this morning.

RESIDENTS in Gresford felt the earth move overnight with a magnitude 3.2 earthquake recorded just after 10pm Sunday.