2012 Gippsland earthquake

Earthquake in Australia October 2024 July 2013 2012 Gippsland earthquake Australia Victoria#Australia 2012-06-19 10:53:29 604029463 usb000ajek 2012 6 19 y 20:53:29 AEST 5.2 w y USGS4.9 l y10.1029/2018JB016945 Interacting Intraplate Fault Systems in Australia: The 2012 Thorpdale, Victoria, Seismic Sequences 2019 Attanayake Januka Sandiford Dan Schleicher Lisa S. Jones Abraham Gibson Gary Sandiford Mike Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 124 5 4673–4693 2019JGRB..124.4673A 11343/297442 135243134 https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_4405889_3/component/file_4414888/4405889.pdf 10.0 km on 38.304 S 146.200 E region:AU_type:event inline,title Australia VII >60 0 A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Gippsland near Moe at 8.55 pm on 19 June 2012, at a shallow depth of 10.0 km. Australia 2012 23 November 2018 It was the strongest recorded in Victoria in at least three decades,http://www.ga.gov.au/about-us/news-media/news-2012/scientists-investigate-victorian-earthquake.html Scientists investigate Victorian earthquake Geoscience Australia 21 June 2012 26 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623224509/http://www.ga.gov.au/about-us/news-media/news-2012/scientists-investigate-victorian-earthquake.html 23 June 2012 dead Michael Erin http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/largest-earthquake-in-three-decades-rocks-victoria/story-e6freuy9-1226401634580 Largest earthquake in three decades rocks Victoria The Daily Telegraph 20 June 2012 26 June 2012 with some sources suggesting it was the strongest in over a century.Paredes Arlene http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/354147/20120620/melbourne-earthquake-geoscience-magnitude-5.htm Melbourne Earthquake: Large and Shallow, Biggest in Victoria in over 100 Years International Business Times 20 June 2012 26 June 2012 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194242/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/354147/20120620/melbourne-earthquake-geoscience-magnitude-5.htm dead Turnbull Jeff Nolan Kellee http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/biggest-quake-in-a-century-rocks-victoria-20120619-20m8d.html Biggest quake in a century rocks Victoria The Sydney Morning Herald Australian Associated Press 19 June 2012 26 June 2012 It was felt across much of Victoria and parts of New South Wales, with strong shaking reported across the state capital, Melbourne. Some minor building damage was reported in the Latrobe Valley close to the epicentre, and in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Around 30 requests for help were made to the SES, mainly due to cracked walls and ceilings,http://www.ses.vic.gov.au/media/news/news-items/earthquake No injuries reported after earthquake Victoria State Emergency Service 20 June 2012 26 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140404073709/http://www.ses.vic.gov.au/media/news/news-items/earthquake 4 April 2014 dead and a number of local businesses lost some stock.http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/quake/8486570/shop-owners-inspect-damage-from-vic-quake Shop owners inspect damage from Vic quake 9news.com.au Australian Associated Press 20 June 2012 26 June 2012 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Power outages occurred in some homes, but no significant reports of gas leaks were reported.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-19/magnitude-5.4-quake-shakes-southern-vic/4080446 Magnitude-5.4 quake shakes southern Victoria ABC News Australia 19 June 2012 28 February 2022 Approximately 60 aftershocks were recorded the following day, but most of these were not felt.Hernandez Vittorio http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/354601/20120621/tuesday-earthquake-causes-superficial-damage-victoria-buildings.htm Melbourne Earthquake Causes Superficial Damage to Victoria Buildings International Business Times 21 June 2012 26 June 2012 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623222655/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/354601/20120621/tuesday-earthquake-causes-superficial-damage-victoria-buildings.htm dead A magnitude 4.3 w y aftershock occurred in the same area at 7.11 pm on 20 July 2012 at a similar depth. This tremor was felt across south Gippsland, as well as Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula.Australia 2012a usb000bbhi M 4.6 – near the southeast coast of Australia This aftershock was the strongest of over 200 that occurred since the initial quake.http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8502657/earthquake-reportedly-shakes-melbourne Earthquake shakes Victoria 20 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120721234632/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8502657/earthquake-reportedly-shakes-melbourne 21 July 2012 dead See also List of earthquakes in 2012 List of earthquakes in Australia References External links USGS Shake Map USGS Pager information USGS Response Map Category:Earthquakes in Australia Category:2012 earthquakes Category:June 2012 in Australia Category:Disasters in Victoria (state) Category:Gippsland (region)