Did we just have an earthquake?

[caesar]

Have seen some pictures of shops that lost similar parapet walls onto the street in the older inner-city suburbs. When you stop and look at the overall structure of a parapet wall. A bit fragile. Not made for untoward conditions. We had one of those buildings lose it's parapet onto people standing below, here in Hobart a couple of years ago in high winds.

I wouldn't notice new cracks from old cracks, I live in Richmond

 

[artball]

Quake felt in Dubbo, Sydney, Newcastle ...

 

[artball]

geez how's the media.... you'd think thousands were killed...

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

how could huge techtonic plates bang into each other?

Not plates, just fault lines. Our plate is banging under New Zealand.

 

[DavidSSS]

Our house started swaying, at which point one goes: WTF? Thought a tree must have come down and and hit the house but no noise. By far the biggest earthquake I've felt, then again I live in Melbourne which doesn't really get many.

Does Dan now get to take credit for closing the construction industry safely before a dangerous earthquake put all the building workers in danger? Hero Dan!

DS

 

[shad]

The biggest Vic earthquake in 50 years will probably be the 'good news' story of the day the way we are going at the moment.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Hmmm, experts say there will be aftershocks today measuring 4.8.

 

[Al Bundy]

The biggest Vic earthquake in 50 years will probably be the 'good news' story of the day the way we are going at the moment.

The only other one I remember that shook the house I was in badly was in the morning, about 8am in Burwood in 1982. Housed swayed and ran to doorway to stay steady. Was about to leave for school from relos house. Unsure how big that tremor was


edit: just found a link 5.5 but mine was earlier than the time they note. Maybe that was a after shock

Biggest earth tremor in Victoria - Twisted History | Limelight Tours

ON THIS DAY…… 21st November 1982 The biggest earth tremor ever recorded in Victoria The biggest earth tremor ever recorded in Victoria shook the state on this day in 1982. Registering 5.5 on the Richter Scale, and centred on Mt Hotham in Victoria, the tremor struck at 10.36pm, and was felt as...

twistedhistory.net.au

 

[artball]

 

[Al Bundy]

Funny meme coming out

 

[eZyT]

The biggest Vic earthquake in 50 years will probably be the 'good news' story of the day the way we are going at the moment.

i reckon none of those bricks in south yarra landing on a babies face is pretty good news

 

[Al Bundy]

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surprised Tassie not affected more

 

[Ian4]

The biggest Vic earthquake in 50 years will probably be the 'good news' story of the day the way we are going at the moment.

no doubt it'll help suck out some of the oxygen from the "other" major story

 

[Tiger Pops]

did someone with a new bose sound system just play the first 15 seconds of the 2017 prelim, Lambert slamming the 1st goal, or was than an earthquake

 

[artball]

surprised Tassie not affected more

more people may report later ...?

 

[Panthera Tigris]

surprised Tassie not affected more

Nothing at the southern end of the state, around Hobart. But have heard people in some of Launceston's suburbs and the likes of Devonport and Burnie along the NW Coast felt it a bit.

 

[jb03]

Now downgraded to a 4.0
Far out that was very cool.

There were two earthquakes. The 4.0 was the second one.

 

[Tigers of Old]

There were two earthquakes. The 4.0 was the second one.

Yep they readjusted it after that post.

 

[spook]

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

did someone with a new bose sound system just play the first 15 seconds of the 2017 prelim, Lambert slamming the 1st goal, or was than an earthquake

No highs, no lows, it must be BOSE

BOSE = Buy Other Sound Equipment

Heheh.