Mar 15, 2009

Melbourne 4.6 Richter scale earthquake happened more than 10 years rare

The history of Australia has just experienced the most serious forest fires in Victoria, Australia, on the 6th night also happened the past 10 years the largest earthquakes, although no serious damage, but the Melbourne metropolitan area because the building shaking people are very frightened. 


 Responsible for carrying out observation and prediction of seismic activity of the Center for Science in the Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) pointed out that this 's seismic intensity scale of 4.6, epicenter located in south-east of Melbourne, 90 kilometers Area (Korumburra). 



 Center for Science in the Earth Australia said that after the earthquake, the Center's Media Center and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology are receiving a large number of people concerned about the phone; However, Victoria's emergency ambulance service organizations, so far, apart from sporadic reports of residential damage, and there were no reports of any serious damage. 


 Center for Science in the Earth Australia staff Schneider (John Schneider) said that it was following the 1996 Melbourne region 5 on the Richter scale earthquake, the local felt earthquakes uncommon.

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