Earthquake in Victoria (Australia)

[Keith Webb]

5.2 on the Richter scale, centred near Moe in Gippsland, just before 9PM tonight. Here in Eltham the doors rattled, I could hear dogs barking all over the neighbourhood. Reports of building damage in Moe and surrounding areas.

How was it for you?

[Luke R]

In Briagolong the shed shook and the dogs went nuts. Something different for the day. Mike Kelly how did you go?

[aj.lec]

Must be something going on underground . Lake Keepit near Tamworth in NSW had a 4.2 shake on the 8th June.
Coincided with other shakes around the world at the identical time
Its data showed there were two distinct tremors and that it was the 10th tremor recorded in mainland Australia this week.
The NSW tremor had a depth of 17 kilometres.
Was enough to set the dam wall alert sirens off which I am sure would have made a few people pretty nervous as they have only just completed upgrade works to the wall

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by aj.lec

Must be something going on underground . Lake Keepit near Tamworth in NSW had a 4.2 shake on the 8th June.
Coincided with other shakes around the world at the identical time
Its data showed there were two distinct tremors and that it was the 10th tremor recorded in mainland Australia this week.
The NSW tremor had a depth of 17 kilometres.
Was enough to set the dam wall alert sirens off which I am sure would have made a few people pretty nervous as they have only just completed upgrade works to the wall

Hi Andrew,
Apparantly there was a lunar eclipse early in June and this has an effect on the earth and the link here shows a warning of earthquakes on 30th May. you learn something new every day.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lun...kes-2012-05-30

[jack neville]

Bloody Carbon Tax!!!

[Mike K]

It was quite a good one ! Biggest I've ever been through . Windows shaking and things rattling and I was heading for the door to get outside .

No serious damage though , down in the Valley a shed fell down and some houses cracked walls etc.

Mike