1989 Newcastle earthquake

Earthquake in New South Wales, Australia June 2015 October 2024 1989 Newcastle earthquake Australia 32.95 S 151.61 E inline,title 1989-12-27 23:27 385153 usp00043na 1989 12 28 y 10:27 a.m. AEDT UTC+11:00 5.6 l y (5.4 b y ) 11.5 km mi 1 on Boolaroo, New South Wales Australia A$4 billion ($AU 4 1989 1 billion in AU, adjusted for inflation) VIII 13 dead, 160+ injured EN-AU The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was an intraplate earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales, on Thursday 28 December.http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/about_newcastle/history_and_heritage/earthquake https://web.archive.org/web/20110310002838/http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/about_newcastle/history_and_heritage/earthquake dead 10 March 2011 Earthquake Newcastle City Council 25 June 2011 The shock measured 5.6 on the Richter scale and was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion (or $AU 4 1989 1 billion in AU, adjusted for inflation), including an insured loss of about $1 billion (or $AU 1 1989 1 billion in AU, adjusted for inflation). The effects were felt over an area of around 200000 km2 sqmi -3 on in the state of New South Wales, with isolated reports of movement in areas up to 800 km mi -1 on from Newcastle. Damage to buildings and facilities was reported over an area of 9000 km2 sqmi -2 on. Death toll and damage to buildings The highest death toll and damage occurred at the Newcastle Workers Club, where the floor collapsed. Nine people were killed and many more were trapped beneath the rubble. Another three people were crushed to death when masonry from building façades collapsed onto awnings on Beaumont Street, Hamilton, an inner-city suburb of Newcastle. Following the death of a woman in Broadmeadow from earthquake-related shock, the final death toll was raised to 13. The earthquake caused damage to over 35,000 homes, 147 schools, and 3,000 commercial and/or other buildings, with significant damage (i.e. damage worth over $1,000; $AU 1000 1989 -2 c in AU adjusted for inflation) caused to 10,000 homes and 42 schools (structural damage), within the immediate Newcastle area. The number of people in the city on the day of the earthquake was lower than usual, due to a strike by local bus drivers. The earthquake struck in the middle of an interview by a local television station NBN with a union representative.Newcastle Earthquake Thursday 28 December 1989. Unedited News Film of Actual Earthquake recorded at Hamilton Bus Depot and close vicinity prior to, during, and after the Earthquake. University of Newcastle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USWWIf3uG4E&si=Igz9R-tin27FWKkL Statistics thumb|Intensity map for the event Deaths: 13 total, including; 9 people who were killed at the Newcastle Workers Club 3 people who were killed in Beaumont Street, Hamilton 1 person who died of earthquake-induced shock The names of all 13 victims were published later in newspapers such as the Maitland Mercuryhttps://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/2780453/newcastle-earthquake-25-years-on-photos/ Newcastle earthquake: 25 years on | Photos 22 December 2014 Injuries: 160 people were hospitalised. Damaged buildings: 50,000 buildings were damaged; about 80 percent of these were homes. Demolition: 300 buildings were demolished including more than 100 homes, The Newcastle Workers Club, The Century Theatre, and King's Hall. Human effects: 300,000 people were affected and 1,000 made homeless. Cost: The total financial cost of the earthquake is estimated to have amounted to about $4  billion. Felt area: Estimated 800 km mi -1 on around the epicentre. Magnitude: 5.6 l y; 5.4 b y; VIII MMISignificant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/5221 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1972 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 29 February 2024 Epicentre: Boolaroo Aftershocks: One aftershock (M 2.1 on the Richter scale) was recorded on 29 December 1989. Cause In early 2007, a United States academic claimed that coal mining in the region triggered the earthquake, although earthquake activity has been present in the area at least since European settlement first occurred.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-01-09/mining-triggered-newcastle-quake-says-us-academic/2168472 Mining triggered Newcastle quake, says US academic ABC News Australia 9 January 2007 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403103913/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1823536.htm 3 April 2009 deadhttp://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA4189.pdf Earthquake Factsheets – Newcastle C. Sinadinovski T. Jones D. Stewart And N. Corby Geoscience Australia 20 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080528061019/http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA4189.pdf 28 May 2008 That is in addition to the statement by the former head of the earthquake monitoring group at Geoscience Australia, Dr David Denham, that the Newcastle earthquake occurred some distance from mining activity: "The depths of the focus of the earthquake was about 13, 14 kilometres, whereas the ones associated with mining, they're actually right close to the mine, because that's where the stress release takes place."http://www.abc.net.au//news/stories/2007/01/09/1823667.htm Australian experts reject Newcastle quake claims ABC News Australia 9 January 2007 1 June 2008 Despite records of previous earthquakes in the area, even the most recent construction codes in Newcastle at the time of the earthquake (issued in 1979) required neither the adoption of earthquake-resistant design nor the strengthening of old buildings, although they did encourage owners to provide more than the minimum strength.http://www.ga.gov.au/urban/factsheets/earthquakes_newcastle.jsp Earthquake History, Regional Seismicity and the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake Geoscience Australia 22 June 2004 27 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20040826220212/http://www.ga.gov.au/urban/factsheets/earthquakes_newcastle.jsp 26 August 2004 In popular culture Music Songs about the Newcastle earthquake include: "10:27"/"Holocaust" by the Lost Boys (1990).http://www.newcastlebandsdatabase.com.au/bands/TheLostBoys.html NewcastleBandsDatabase – The Lost Boys newcastlebandsdatabase.com.au "Earthquakin'", recorded in January 1990 by Newcastle Ska band the Porkers. "Faultline" by Australian rock band Silverchair, from 1995. "Our Town" by Wilson and LightfootArchived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5v76ATc2M Newcastle Earthquake Song By Wilson and Lightfoot – Our Town YouTubehttp://www.newcastlebandsdatabase.com.au/bands/WilsonLightfoot.html NewcastleBandsDatabase - "The Newcastle Earthquake" by Gary Shearston (1990) CBS 655720https://www.garyshearston.com/html/recordings.html Gary Shearston – Discography Literature The Newcastle Earthquake Response Record – Volume 1 Prepared by Lt. Col. J.T Purser on behalf of the City of Newcastle (1990) 9780909115371https://books.google.com/books?id=5WdMAAAACAAJ 9780909115371 The Newcastle Earthquake Response Record 1990 Newcastle City Council The Earth was Raised Up in Waves Like the Sea: Earthquake Tremors Felt in the Hunter Valley Since White Settlement by Cynthia Hunter (1991) 9780646017167https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2856759 9780646017167 The earth was raised up in waves like the sea: Earthquake tremors felt in the Hunter Valley since white settlement 1991 Hunter House Publications What Came Between by Patrick Cullens features a collection of stories, that begin with the earthquake.http://scribepublications.com.au/book/whatcamebetween What Came Between (Book) 9 April 2011 9 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20090717114746/http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/whatcamebetween 17 July 2009 (2009) 9781921372889 Quakeshake: A Child's Experience of the Newcastle Earthquake by Dave O'Brien 9781875420049 Aftershock by Peter Corris (2014) 9781760110147 Disasters in Australia and New Zealand by Scott McKinnon and Margaret Cook – 9789811543821https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9789811543814 10.1007/978-981-15-4382-1 Disasters in Australia and New Zealand 2020 Palgrave Macmillan 978-981-15-4381-4 241278771 McKinnon Scott Margaret Cook Six Seconds by Alan Sunderland (2021) 9781743838235https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7222187/newcastle-earthquake-story-chronicled-in-childrens-book/ Author Alan Sunderland has published Six Seconds, a children's book about the Newcastle earthquake Damon Cronshaw 26 April 2021 The Newcastle Herald Other Aftershocks, a 1991 play by Paul Brown, is based on interviews with members of the destroyed Newcastle Workers Club.http://australianplays.org/script/CP-81 Aftershocks australianplays.org 17 October 2013 17 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017215035/http://australianplays.org/script/CP-81 dead A film of the same name was also released in 1998 9780868196503https://www.roninfilms.com.au/feature/625/aftershocks.html AFTERSHOCKS – Ronin Films – Educational DVD Sales Newcastle Museum also has a permanent exhibitionhttps://www.newcastlemuseum.com.au/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/a-newcastle-story Newcastle Museum Permanent Exhibitions – Newcastle Museum The earthquake occurs in the Season 2, Episode 6 finale of the Australian and British TV series Frayed, set in Newcastle in 1989. See also Australia List of earthquakes in 1989 List of earthquakes in Australia References External links Geoscience Australia: CCIP Project – Newcastle (Earthquake Risk in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie) 1989 Newcastle earthquake, 1989 Category:History of Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle earthquake, 1989 Category:Disasters in New South Wales Newcastle earthquake Newcastle earthquake