Moderate shaking felt around the epicentre and nearby areas. It was pretty chaotic and they kept asking me what they should do. Geoscience Australia operates and maintains the Australian National Seismograph Network to provide the emergency management sector and the public with rapid notification of Australian earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 or greater, through the National Earthquake Alert Centre (NEAC). Two buildings and three other structures including the hospital were damaged, with a total cost of $2.5 million. Get incredible stories of extraordinary wildlife, enlightening discoveries and stunning destinations, delivered to your inbox. Coast Of . "At the moment in NSW it just seems like one disaster after another. Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. At 10.27am on Thursday, 28 December 1989, Newcastle was devastated by an ML 5.6 (MW 5.4) earthquake. The Newcastle Museum recently commemorated the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake with an exhibition dedicated to all those affected by the earthquake that caused the deaths of 13 people in Newcastle and massive property damage estimated at approximately $1 billion. Widespread minor damage. Total damage $36million. The total was later calculated at 12,000 buildings in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, with half of the CBD and 80 per cent of Beaumont Street and surrounds damaged. The third major earthquake to occur in the state in 23 years (after the 1971 San Fernando Valley and 1989 San Francisco-Oakland earthquakes), the Northridge earthquake was the state's most destructive one since the San Francisco earthquake of . Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. John McNaughton, who used his position as lord mayor to very publicly lead the recovery effort in its first phase, says various engineers had condemned the buildings, which had to come down to allow the CBD to reopen as quickly as it did. No injuries were reported. at. Sudden Cardiac Death Triggered by an Earthquake | NEJM Most of the casualties occurred in wood-frame apartment buildings, popular in the San Fernando Valley, and particularly in those with weak first floors or lower-level parking garages. While the workers club, the Kent Hotel and a Soul Pattinson chemist in Beaumont Street were the only fatal accident sites, buildings in virtually every street of the city and the inner suburbs were damaged with the force of the tremor, initially measured as 5.5 on the Richter scale, and later re-rated to 5.6. "We showed [the interviewees] the image just before we took the photo," Mr Kellett said. By subscribing you become an AG Society member, helping us to raise funds for conservation and adventure projects. Some dishes, windows broken. The section that collapsed, weakened by a design fault, was just 17 years old.
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