OMG!!! What just happened in Melbourne ??

I'm in the outer east, Mooroolbark, and we certainly felt it here.
About 9pm the whole house shook for maybe 2 or 3 seconds.
Gave the yung'uns a scare! Didn't do much for us oldies either...

It's on the USGS site now:

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Details:

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Magnitude 4.7

Distances
* 96 km (59 miles) SE (137°) from Melbourne, Australia
* 458 km (284 miles) SW (221°) from CANBERRA, Australia



[edit on 6-3-2009 by Chadwickus]

source

Earth tremor rocks metropolitan Melbourne

The centre of Melbourne has been rocked by an earth tremor, with worried residents reporting buildings shaking across the metropolitan area.

Householders from Reservoir, in the city's north, to Kew and Cheltenham, southeast of Melbourne, said they felt the tremor - which lasted a few seconds - shortly before 9pm (AEDT), on Friday.

A spokeswoman for Victoria Police also said there had been an earth tremor but said there were no reports of any damage immediately after the incident.

Further information and comment was being sought from Geoscience Australia, which monitors earthquake activity.

It was a 4.7 according to EMSC.


EMSC: 2009-03-06 at 09:55:38.2 UTC

Magnitude mb 4.7
Region NEAR S.E. COAST OF AUSTRALIA

Date time 2009-03-06 at 09:55:38.2 UTC
Location 38.38 S ; 145.71 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 91 km SE Melbourne (pop 3,730,206 ; local time 20:55 2009-03-06)
45 km SE Pakenham (pop 10,602 ; local time 20:55 2009-03-06)
28 km N Wonthaggi (pop 5,985 ; local time 20:55 2009-03-06)

I am sure a guy made a thread a few days ago regarding the beached whales and dolphins and predicated a quake in Aus.

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haha, yeah me too, im like OMS what was that, gf comes running into the lounge, and im gotta get on ATS!!

btw, keep us up to date on that dog and if he keeps going crazy!

Originally posted by eddiemaiden_80
I am sure a guy made a thread a few days ago regarding the beached whales and dolphins and predicated a quake in Aus.

Yep, this is the thread:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Yes many people predicted this days before it happened. Shame that even more people denied any connection.

I've felt an impending "natural disaster" all week, every time I wake up and go to sleep. Only thing is though, that the feeling is still there now, but it's even stronger. I hope there isn't another surprise. It feels like there is, but what would I know.

Dog has officially stopped barking, perhaps it's over.

Yes there was a thread about the dolphins, I linked it on page one.


OK well I'm off to get a Pizza from Crust - I swear those things are addictive, whatever they put in it, it's great, Prahran's best pizza place for sure.

Haha only in Australia. Surprise earthquake that worries us to death, half an hour passes - TIME FOR PIZZA.

Originally posted by Nventual
Yes many people predicted this days before it happened. Shame that even more people denied any connection.

I've felt an impending "natural disaster" all week, every time I wake up and go to sleep. Only thing is though, that the feeling is still there now, but it's even stronger. I hope there isn't another surprise. It feels like there is, but what would I know.

A 4.7 quake isn't a big event. Nor is it a natural disaster.

Could it be the beginning of a larger quake? Maybe, we'll just have to wait and see.

What are the chances of an aftershock, and how long until we would get them.

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They called Crust ? where in prahan is it ? might give it a try!

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I dont know, but im waiting

Originally posted by SkitzoFrenic
Did anyone in the Melbourne City area feel that shaking ??? it was like a earthquake, our whole building shook like crazy with a weird rumbling sound in the distance ???

weeeird man that was freaky!!!

OK, so what's the big deal? Just a small 5.1 quake. Wait till you experience a 6.7 as I did and you'll go bonkers!

But the upside of such a quake is that if you're lying with your girlfriend on the couch then you needn't make any effort. A 6.7 knocker will do it for you!!

Cheers!

I thought I was imagining it.
My whole room shook I thought it was wind shaking the house.
Then I went outside and it was still not even a breeze.
There was a small earthquake here in 2001-2.
I remember it but this didn't feel like that.
Im glad someone else felt it I thought I was imagining things.

[edit on 6-3-2009 by CaptainCaveMan]

Has anyone else noticed how quiet it is in Melbourne atm.

Lots of undies must need cleaning.

These are the times im glad i have a BOB.

Originally posted by mikesingh

Originally posted by SkitzoFrenic
Did anyone in the Melbourne City area feel that shaking ??? it was like a earthquake, our whole building shook like crazy with a weird rumbling sound in the distance ???

weeeird man that was freaky!!!

OK, so what's the big deal? Just a small 5.1 quake. Wait till you experience a 6.7 as I did and you'll go bonkers!

But the upside of such a quake is that if you're lying with your girlfriend on the couch then you needn't make any effort. A 6.7 knocker will do it for you!!

Cheers!

The point is, we don't get earthquakes here, ever - at least not in Victoria.

Also, TWO in one day in Australia?

[edit on 6/3/09 by Nventual]

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haha big deal ?

it's a pretty damn big deal if it's your first earthquake experience in your life!!

ditto on the couch scene though

Man oh man i was shocked today when firefox said 5.1 Western Australia off broome ..I thought to my self i wonder if they would say any thing about this on the news ...and not a thing ...But now we have had one in Melbourne... so it makes me wonder 2 earth quakes in one day in Australia Some thing is about to give ? As other Aussies would know we don't get much earth quakes and 2 in one day hmmm