Woah trying to sleep here - Melbourne Earthquake

10 days ago by π™ˆπ™žπ™– to c/australia

AllNewTypeFace 2 points 10 days ago

Given that there are no faultlines nearby, how do such quakes happen?

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Quokka 2 points 10 days ago

Had to look this up, but from what I can tell even without fault lines along nearby tectonic plates boundaries, there are still countless cracks and stresses.

For example here's a map of the West of Victoria's faults

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Add to that Australia is the fastest moving continent in the world, travelling at 7cm a year. So all along the coasts we can expect earthquakes.

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Quokka 2 points 10 days ago

Thought the downstairs neighbour was doing their laundry and woke me up. It’s so weird having Earthquakes here.

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