Like the rest of the state, Pakenham was rocked Wednesday morning by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, as recorded by Geoscience Australia.
In the main street, shop owners and customers were left feeling confused by the experience.
Ebony Ankers, owner of The Health Barn, was on the phone to a sale rep in Kyneton when the tremor began.
“It was weird to be on the phone to someone so far away who was also feeling it,“ she said.
“I started to walk towards the window and I could see everyone stopped in the main street looking at each other and holding onto railings.“
Ebony said some light weight packaged goods fell off the shelves in her store, but other than that she was fine.
Ryan Salazar from Keyed Right Locksmith recounted he was undertaking his morning routine at home when he felt it.
“I was at home and I felt it while I was blowdrying my hair,“ he said.
“I had to turn it off and thought what’s going on. Everything was shaking around me.
“I almost felt a little dizzy!“
Despite many key products hanging on the wall of the shop, it was unscathed when Ryan arrived later in the morning.
“It was quite strong but when I came into work there wasn’t anything on the ground,“ he said.
