Melbourne meteor: Loud boom and ‘earthquake’ felt after ‘comet’ seen in the sky

Dozens of people across Melbourne claimed they felt the ground shake last night, moments after what appeared to be a comet was seen burning across the sky.

Shortly after midnight, residents took to Twitter to say they had felt the Earth move – while others posted pictures of something glowing in the night’s sky. 

Shortly after midnight, residents took to Twitter to say they had felt the Earth move – while others posted pictures of something glowing in the night’s sky.

‘Pretty sure we just had another aftershock in Melbourne #earthquake,’ wrote Steve Forbes.

‘There was 100% an earthquake in Melbourne about 3 minutes ago,’ another person said.

And Ken Roy asked: ‘Earthquake and a huge comet at the same time? Is the world ending?’

Others claimed they saw a ‘possible’ meteor in the sky.

‘Anyone in Victoria/Melbourne just see some kind of shooting star/comet/space debris over the south!?’ asked Shannon. 

Another stargazer added: ‘Eyewtiness reports now on radio saying there was a loud explosion in the sky over Melbourne just after midnight. Possible meteor or space junk.’ 

Others claimed they saw a ‘possible’ meteor in the sky