Australia Buildings lurching, birds chirping: Victoria hit by one-second earthquake Introduction Early morning on Sunday, residents of southwestern Victoria were startled awake by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. This tremor, originating near Colac, was felt as far north as Bendigo and as far south as King Island off Tasmania. While many people reported feeling the earthquake, […]
Breaking Gnowangerup Earthquake Rattles Houses as Far Away as Perth An Unsettling Wake-up Call An early morning earthquake originating in Gnowangerup, a small town in Western Australia’s Great Southern region, reverberated across the state, with tremors felt in Perth, located over 300 kilometers away. Geoscience Australia recorded the earthquake as a 5.6 magnitude event, occurring […]