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Darwin rocked by 6.9 magnitude earthquake

DARWIN city residents have reported feeling buildings swaying overnight after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the...

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07th May 2020 10:05 AM

Darwin city residents have reported feeling buildings swaying tonight after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Banda Sea.

Whitsunday earthquake felt in CQ upgraded in size

Geoscience Australia has explained why it upgraded the magnitude of an earthquake, and what it means

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20th April 2020 8:04 AM

FELT IT: A 5 magnitude earthquake shook North Queensland, with Geoscience Australia saying people as far north of Cairns felt the quake.

Our charity's ugly face

AUSTRALIA'S increasingly selective compassion reveals an ugliness behind our 'charity'.

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11th Aug. 2018 5:08 AM

$THE Burrumbuttock Hay Runners' huge convoy of around 250 prime movers and 400 trailers complete their 1860km run hauling $6 million worth of hay to Ilfracombe, east of Longreach.$

Bigger earthquake possible after swarm of quakes hit

COFFS Harbour has been rocked by a magnitude 4.2 earthquake.

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24th Jan. 2018 12:01 PM

SHAKY GROUND: Multiple earthquakes have been recorded in Bellingen and Dorrigo in the past few days.

Why the government needs to up its game on quake monitoring

EARTHQUAKE researcher Mike Turnbull fears the government is turning a blind eye to what he says is a very real threat...

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06th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM

How do earthquakes occur?

A look into the science of earthquakes.

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20th Nov. 2017 11:11 AM

7.0 magnitude earthquake hits off east coast of Australia

A 7.0-MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck off the east coast of Australia.

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31st Oct. 2017 11:10 AM

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck near New Caledonia, off the east coast of Australia.

Mystery earthquake a year after major shake

Aftershocks occurring a year after Whitsunday earthquake

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02nd Aug. 2017 2:08 PM

AFTERSHOCKS: Location of the latest earthquake of the Whitsunday Coast at 9:43am on August 2, 2017 with a magnitude of 2.8. Insert: Earthquakes in the location since August 18, 2016.

Kiwis had good reason to quake in fear last year

More earthquakes were recorded in New Zealand in 2016 than any other year in monitoring agency GeoNet's 15-year history

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02nd Jan. 2017 12:01 PM

Aussie earthquakes, tsunamis could follow rip in ocean floor

A TEAR in the sea floor seven kilometres deep just north of Australia could cause disastrous earthquakes and tsunamis.

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16th Dec. 2016 12:12 PM

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