July 30, 2015
By Jorge Braanco
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake (click here) that struck off the coast of Fraser Island will go down as one of the largest in Queensland history.
Tremors were felt from Bundaberg, where CBD buildings were evacuated, to Tweed Heads in northern New South Wales....
There may be more to come.
September 26, 2008
Fault Lines Located in Australia Map data source courtesy : Geoscience Australia
..Australia (click here) is not as geologically stable as many think. Despite popular belief, Australia is a geologically active continent with moving fault-lines, regular seismic activity, and a long history of mountain making, said internationally respected geologist, Associate Professor Malcolm Wallace from the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne....
By Jorge Braanco
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake (click here) that struck off the coast of Fraser Island will go down as one of the largest in Queensland history.
Tremors were felt from Bundaberg, where CBD buildings were evacuated, to Tweed Heads in northern New South Wales....
There may be more to come.
Fault Lines Located in Australia Map data source courtesy : Geoscience Australia
..Australia (click here) is not as geologically stable as many think. Despite popular belief, Australia is a geologically active continent with moving fault-lines, regular seismic activity, and a long history of mountain making, said internationally respected geologist, Associate Professor Malcolm Wallace from the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne....
