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Historical Earthquakes in Victoria – A Revised List

This paper lists felt-earthquakes in Victoria before 1954 with better-substantiated dates, magnitudes and locations. A significant earthquake and aftershock listed in 1868 actually occurred in 1869. Earthquakes felt throughout Melbourne in 1862 and 1892 and…

The 1989 Newcastle Earthquake, 25 years later

by David Denham. 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…

Uppsala Heritage Seismograph Station

AEES member Col Lynam recently visited Uppsala University in Sweden. A brief article on the Uppsala Heritage Seismograph Station is an interesting look at historical seismographs.

Historical earthquakes in NSW – updated

Kevin McCue has updated his very comprehensive article on the historical seismicity of New South Wales. The original article, first published in 2012, is still available in our Articles section. Download the full updated PDF…