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Earthquake Down Under

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Post: # 54367Unread post Whwoz
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:33 pm

If you hear any reports of an earthquake in Australia, yes it happened about 60 miles north of us and we felt the Shake good and proper. Some minor building damage in Melbourne but none here.

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Post: # 54373Unread post karstopography
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:15 pm

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes ... /executive

5.9 38 km S of Mount Buller, Australia

I didn’t realize Australia had any significant seismic activity.
Zone 9b, located in the Columbia bottomlands, annual rainfall 46”

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Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:21 am

We get them more frequently than what a lot of people realise, mostly not strong enough to be felt, but we do have some good ones at times. About 10 years ago a 5.6 (I think) located about 5 miles from here and going back to early 1980's Newcastle was flattened by one around 8 from memory. Seems to be one around every 10 years over 5, with most occurring in sparsely populated areas.

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Post: # 54390Unread post bower
Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:38 am

Glad to hear you suffered no damage Whwoz!
I didn't realize they are that common in your area.
AgCan Zone 5a/USDA zone 4
temperate marine climate
yearly precip 61 inches/1550 mm

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Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:45 am

Adding here my relief that you folks are OK. Those tectonic plates do stir things up now and then. New Zealand has had their fill in past days.

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Post: # 54421Unread post Whwoz
Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:35 pm

There's an article on the google feed for the phone that details this better, will see if I can find it on the computer and copy the link over. We get more 5's than I thought, it's just that most occur where there are few people

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Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:40 pm

Much of Australia is a vast desert only a few very tough folks can and do live in.
Many from there have came to West Texas and said it reminded them of home.
Good friendly folks.
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Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:04 pm

Glad you are ok @Whwoz !

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Post: # 54686Unread post Volvo
Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:02 pm

Yep glad to hear it wasnt a damaging one or any injuries Mate , was in new Zealand when the last big one struck and we managed to be one day ahead of where it struck ,and one day ahead of each landslide with roads cut off.
Luckilly we managed to fullfill most of the Holiday before heading home but felt each and every minor tremor afterwards ey .

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