Earthquakes
Was that an earthquake in Rome? No, it was a Travis Scott concert
When Kanye West appeared, 60,000 fans jumped and some locals panicked, thinking an earthquake was occurring.
- by Elisabetta Povoledo
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Residents awoken by 5.6-magnitude earthquake south of Perth
The Bureau of Meteorology says there is no tsunami threat to Australia.
- by Alex Condon
‘Swift Quake’: Taylor Swift fans cause seismic activity during US concert
The concert registered signals on a nearby seismometer roughly equivalent to a magnitude 2.3 earthquake.
- by Chang Che
Another earthquake hits Melbourne, but barely rattles a window
A magnitude-2.4 earthquake struck near Gembrook in the Dandenong Ranges on Wednesday morning, but was only felt by a few Victorians.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Strong earthquake shakes Indonesia’s main island of Java
The quake killed one woman and damaged at least 93 houses, schools, health centres, and houses of worship and government facilities in Yogyakarta and its neighbouring provinces.
Australian cities would get no warning of big earthquake
California, Japan and China all operate early warning systems for quakes, but Australia’s major cities have none. Here’s why.
- by Liam Mannix
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Melbourne
‘Growling noise’ and shaking beds as 4.6 earthquake rocks Victoria overnight
The tremor struck about 1.30am in the state’s High Country and was felt in Melbourne. It’s the biggest aftershock since the major earthquake of September 2021.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Science
Victoria is being squeezed, literally. Is it now an earthquake hotspot?
There seem to have been more earthquakes than usual lately. Why?
- by Liam Mannix
What to do in an earthquake
This is advice issued by the Victorian SES on what to do in an earthquake, including aftershocks.
- by Michael Bachelard
A geological car crash: Five images that explain Melbourne’s earthquake
Australia is actually quite earthquake prone thanks to a unique, warped stress field that lies across our continent.
- by Liam Mannix
‘Very big, violent shake’: Melbourne’s strongest tremor in 120 years jolts a sleeping city
Sunday’s earthquake struck at 11.41pm, just two kilometres below ground level, which created a powerful bang and shudder that jolted Melburnians from their beds.
- by Benjamin Preiss, Bianca Hall and Najma Sambul