Given the size of the quake, damage can be expected with a 100 km radius of the epicenter, says Robbie Morris, a project scientist with the Australian Tsunami Warning System.
考虑到这次地震的级别，预计破坏范围在距震中半径100公里的范围内。
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Seismologist Barry Hull said a magnitude 7 quake with an epicentre within a 50km radius of Melbourne's CBD would cause extensive structural damage, particularly to older buildings up to four storeys.