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| Australia Rocked by Largest Earthquake in 50 years | |
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| Earendel | Apr 20 2010, 01:27 AM Post #1 |
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Australian Goldfields rocked by largest earthquake in 50 years Sophie Tedmanson in Sydney Schoolchildren and miners were evacuated when the biggest earthquake in 50 years hit Australia’s Goldfields earlier today, causing damage to buildings in two towns and, most despairingly for the mining community, damaged several local pubs. The shallow, 5.0 magnitude quake struck about 8.20am local time (23.20GMT), 10km (six miles) north-east of the gold mining city of Kalgoorlie and the neighbouring town of Boulder in Western Australia. Tremors were felt up to 200km (124 miles) away from the epicentre of the quake, which struck at a depth of 10km and caused structural damage to many buildings but remarkably only two people were treated for minor injuries... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article7102379.ece Earthquake Details Magnitude 5.2 Date-Time Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 00:17:08 UTC Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 08:17:08 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 30.530°S, 121.653°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region WESTERN AUSTRALIA Distances 30 km (20 miles) NE of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia 225 km (140 miles) SSW of Laverton, Western Australia, Ausgralia 340 km (210 miles) ENE of Merredin, Western Australia, Australia 575 km (360 miles) ENE of PERTH, Western Australia, Australia http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010vhab.php |
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