Earthquake in South east Melbourne

[Roverlord off road spares]

Hi this is Heather, Did anyone wake up by the earthquake this morning at 6.05 am. I did, there would have to be a bomb go off to wake up the men in this house. I woke up and new what it was but Mario and my 2 sons where sound asleep.;) It was 3.2 and hit between Pakenham and Berwick

[d2dave]

Its epicentre was Pakenham. 3.2 on the richtor.

[discovery39]

Hi Heather,
Yep felt here. Distant deep rumbling sound for about five seconds, then the House started to rock and roll. Then the rumbling continued. :cool:

[bob10]

You can zoom in on the spot, Bob. Click on the icon for details


Romsey Australia - Recent Earthquakes in Australia. (http://home.iprimus.com.au/foo7/geoquake.html)

[Ausfree]

Thanks for that Bob. Having gone through the Newcastle earthquake in 1989, I naturally had a look at what they had to say about it.:D

[V8Ian]

Who was slinging off at Queensland the other day, over a bit of a storm? :p

I'm pleased nobody seems to have been affected.

[bob10]

Thanks for that Bob. Having gone through the Newcastle earthquake in 1989, I naturally had a look at what they had to say about it.:D


I have that site in my favourites, it's fascinating to connect the dots, world wide. I'm trying to see if there is a connection between a lot of little ones, leading to a big one. Not quite smart enough to work it out yet, but it keeps me off the street, Bob

[AndyG]

I don't get out of bed for anything below 6.0

But I do check the smoke level from the Volcano every morning,:)

[d2dave]

Who was slinging off at Queensland the other day, over a bit of a storm? :p

I'm pleased nobody seems to have been affected.

A 3.2 shake is just a talking point, unlike Qld's damaging weather.

[Ausfree]

I don't get out of bed for anything below 6.0
But I do check the smoke level from the Volcano every morning,:)

I think you would have got out of bed for a 5.7 jobbie, such as the Newcastle quake!!!:p

[bob10]

This is an eye opener, surprised me. Bob


Romsey Australia: Volcanic eruption risk and maps (http://home.iprimus.com.au/foo7/volcmap.html#4)

and;
"South Australian earthquake epicentres occur in two main seismic zones. The major zone, within the Adelaide Geosyncline, extends from Kangaroo Island through the Mount Lofty Ranges and Flinders Ranges to Leigh Creek.
The second seismic zone is on Eyre Peninsula where some epicentres may be associated with the Lincoln Fault. There are two other zones, one near Kingston SE, and the other in the Simpson Desert in the far north - possibly the most active seismic zone on the Australian continent." :eek:




"
The greatest earthquake risk in Queensland is in Central Queensland.
A fault line just 30 kilometres west of Bundaberg ( the origin of a quake at least 5.4 in magnitude in 1935 ) has the potential for another large earthquake. " Buggar!

[Eevo]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/12/800.jpg

[AndyG]

I think you would have got out of bed for a 5.7 jobbie, such as the Newcastle quake!!!:p

That's starting to get interesting , the 6 + are fun, we had a 8.2 here in 87, everything fell down and had to rebuild.

Of course the depth can make a huge difference
I've been through the red ones in my old town

pril 6, 1999 08:22:14 UTC 6.4 33.00 km (20.51 mi)
December 18, 1992 03:14:04 UTC 6.0 29.30 km (18.21 mi)
June 13, 1979 10:53:57 UTC 5.9 81.00 km (50.33 mi)
February 12, 1986 09:01:09 UTC 5.8 38.50 km (23.92 mi)
June 25, 1980 18:48:11 UTC 5.7 21.00 km (13.05 mi)
October 18, 2008 00:54:39 UTC 5.7 77.30 km (48.03 mi)
April 8, 1965 22:10:17 UTC 5.6 77.00 km (47.85 mi)
August 17, 1965 13:04:31 UTC 5.4 95.00 km (59.03 mi)

[d2dave]

"
The greatest earthquake risk in Queensland is in Central Queensland.
A fault line just 30 kilometres west of Bundaberg ( the origin of a quake at least 5.4 in magnitude in 1935 ) has the potential for another large earthquake. " Buggar!


So long as the Rum factory survives. If it got wrecked I would have one ****ed off SWMBO.

Now we have all heard the saying, Happy wife, Happy life.