A small earthquake in Melbourne has sent Twitter users running to their keyboards.
Geoscience Australia said the 2.7-magnitude quake, at a depth of 10km, struck near Pakenham in the southeast of the city at 11.39pm on Tuesday.
Earthquake quickly began trending on Twitter in Melbourne, as the city's residents headed to the social media network site to share their experiences.
Bianca, @AussyGal, tweeted "Earthquake or giant bird landing on my roof? #earthquake #Melbourne", while Simon Coulton, @simoncoulton, wrote "Nothing like an #earthquake mid coding session to scare the pants off you #melbourne".
Although the severity of the quake was questioned by some, including Ryan Alavi, @ralavi, who posted: "My thoughts and prayers with all #Melbourne who had to check their twitter to confirm if there was really and #earthquake".
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