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Victoria/New South Wales/Tasmania/South Australia: Mansfield: 2021-09-22: 5.9 M w: VII 1 Building and other damage in Melbourne and Eastern Victoria. The main earthquake was followed by aftershocks – a magnitude 3.5 quake at 9:24am, a 4.1 quake at 9:33am, a 2.5 quake at 9:47am and a 3.1 quake at 9:54am. [42] [43] Victoria/South Australia/New ...
New South Wales: 750 to 2,600: 1789: Smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal peoples [8] Epidemic: Sydney, New South Wales: 748: 1867 Feb–June: Measles epidemic in Sydney city & inner suburbs. Most of the victims were children under the age of 4. [9] Epidemic: Australia-wide: 535: 1900–1925: Bubonic plague. [10] Bushfires Australia-wide 479 2019 ...
The earthquake was felt from the Snowy Mountains region in the southeast of the state to Newcastle on the coast about 75 miles (120 km) north of Sydney; to Dubbo in central eastern NSW about 180 miles (290 km) northwest of Sydney; and to Narrandera in the state's central south about 210 miles (340 km) southwest of Dubbo – an estimated area of ...
A major earthquake measuring 7.4 hit Taiwan early Wednesday, killing 9 and injuring at least 1,000. A 7.4 earthquake is exponentially more destructive than the 4.8 quake that struck central New ...
Vanuatu was hit by another earthquake, a magnitude 6.1 tremor on Sunday, just hours before the Australian government announced an additional $5m in aid.. The quake, which struck near capital Port ...
The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was an intraplate earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday 28 December. [2] The shock measured 5.6 on the Richter scale and was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion (or $9.5 ...
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the "strong" quake was off the coast ...
[1] [2] [6] The earthquake caused minor structural damage in parts of Melbourne and left one person injured. The earthquake was also felt in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania. [7] The earthquake was substantially stronger than the 1989 Newcastle earthquake that measured 5.6 and killed 13 people. [8]