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Western Australia: Canning Basin: 1975-10-03 6.2 Part of a sequence of c. 25 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in the Canning Basin area of northern Western Australia between 1970 and 1982 [27] Victoria: Balliang: 1977-12-02 4.7 1 Felt strongly in Geelong and across the suburbs of Melbourne, caused minor damage in the Anakie area. [29] Western ...
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country's biggest quakes on record, causing damage to buildings in ...
The earthquake shortly after 9 a.m. local time was at a depth of 10 km. The earthquake shortly after 9 a.m. local time was at a depth of 10 km. ... News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports.
The United Kingdom announces an increase in military spending to 2.5% of its GDP by 2027, and 3% by 2034 at the latest. The move comes just before UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
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 and extensive property damage; it was the best-known earthquake in Western Australia the late twentieth century.
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 593 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
The earthquake struck some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) off the western coast of Efate. [7] The United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the earthquake at M w 7.3 with a depth of 54.4 kilometres (33.8 mi). The focal mechanism indicated oblique-normal faulting.
At the time of the earthquake, the province was affected by severe flooding along the Sepik River, which exacerbated damage and casualties from the earthquake. Most houses in the area were made of wood and thatched roofing. [12] Many residents were unable to flee when the earthquake struck, as the inundation reached the chest level in some areas.