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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 ...
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 ...
At 9.45am on 27 June 1906, a powerful earth tremor was felt across much of South Wales, its epicentre being placed just offshore of Port Talbot.The quake, which struck just a few weeks after the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake, was felt as far afield as Ilfracombe, Birmingham and southwest Ireland.
[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]
1989 Newcastle, New South Wales Earthquake of 1989 Dead=13 Injured=160 Affected=200000 Homeless=1000 Est Cost=$1124M resources - EMA Disasters database 1994 Ellalong - Cessnock (Hunter Valley), New South Wales Earthquake of 1994 Dead= Injured=5 Affected=5000 Homeless=20 Est Cost=$36M
There have now been 25 confirmed earthquakes this year in South Carolina, after 28 quakes were recorded in 2023, S.C. Department of Natural Resources data shows.
New South Wales Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (or NSWTF/1) was first established as a USAR capability in the lead up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics. After earlier large-scale collapses including the 1977 Granville Train Disaster, 1989 Newcastle earthquake and 1997 Thredbo landslide, Fire & Rescue NSW was legislated as the combat authority for responding to major structural collapse ...
This was the largest of all known Comrie earthquakes, and was felt over most of Scotland. It caused a dam near Stirling to breach. [2] [5] 9 November 1852 Caernarfon, Wales 53.02 −4.30 VII 5.3 Similar to the 1984 Llŷn Peninsula earthquake, felt in Dublin, Belfast, Carlisle and Cheltenham [2] [5] 15 February 1865 Barrow in Furness, England 54 ...