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An earthquake struck approximately 28 kilometres NNW of Melbourne CBD, near the suburb of Sunbury in Victoria, Australia on 28 May 2023, at 23:41 local time (AEST). The earthquake measured 4.0 on the moment magnitude scale. [1] It caused minor structural damage in parts of Melbourne and was felt as far as Tasmania and the Victoria- New South ...
An earthquake struck approximately 53 kilometres SSE of the town of Mansfield (in the vicinity of the township of Woods Point), in the Victorian Alps of Australia on 22 September 2021, at 09:15 local time. [5] The earthquake measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale. [1][2][6] The earthquake caused minor structural damage in parts of Melbourne ...
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 South Wales: Murrayville: 2021-10-08 4.9 V Felt in Murrayville. [44] Western Australia ...
The earthquake shortly after 9 a.m. local time was at a depth of 10 km. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Gippsland near Moe at 8.55 pm on 19 June 2012, at a shallow depth of 10.0 km. [ 2] It was the strongest recorded in Victoria in at least three decades, [ 3][ 4] with some sources suggesting it was the strongest in over a century. [ 5][ 6] It was felt across much of Victoria and parts of New South Wales, with ...
The largest earthquake affecting Western Australia in modern times was an offshore earthquake in 2019, occurring 202 km west of Broome at a magnitude of 6.6 causing minor damage in the town itself. The strongest earthquake with its epicentre on land is the magnitude 6.5 Meckering earthquake of 1968, which caused injuries to at least 17 people ...
An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes may also be referred to as quakes, tremors, or temblors. The word tremor is also used for non-earthquake seismic rumbling. In its most general sense, an earthquake is any seismic event ...
45.6 °C (114.1 °F) – 13 January 1939 (Black Friday) Melbourne's warmest overnight temperature was 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) on 1 February 1902 and 29 January 2009. Melbourne's coldest daytime temperature was 4.4 °C (39.9 °F) on 4 July 1901. Melbourne's coldest temperature ever was −2.8 °C (27.0 °F) on 21 July 1869.