Australia is a long way from the tectonic plate boundaries where most earthquakes happen – but we can’t escape the forces they create.
- Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
Le séisme au Kamtchatka est le plus puissant sur Terre depuis 2011. Il est dans une zone sismique qui a été très active ces derniers mois.
El terremoto de Kamchatka es el más grande del mundo desde 2011. Su ubicación ha sido muy activa sísmicamente en los últimos meses.
The earthquake in Kamchatka is the largest worldwide since 2011. Its location has been very seismically active in recent months.
Several thousand earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island since late January. So why is this happening?
Since Vanuatu’s first earthquake was at a magnitude over 7, we would expect to see more aftershocks to come, at declining strengths and frequency – in a pattern that can last weeks to months.
Since last Friday, more than 20 seismic events have rattled the earth near the Mount Arthur coal mine in New South Wales.
Al menos cuatro personas han muerto y decenas han resultado heridas como consecuencia de un seísmo en Taiwán. Es posible que siga produciendo réplicas durante días y semanas, o incluso que se genere un tsunami.
We can’t rule out the possibility today’s earthquake was not even the biggest event in this sequence, although as time passes the likelihood of a larger associated event decreases.
Cities and towns have been devastated by the impact of the 6.8 magnitude quake – the largest recorded in the country’s history.
Some people were woken up near midnight by a powerful ground-shake. But did you know earthquakes occur in the greater Melbourne region about once a month – even though we can’t always feel them?
We may never know exactly when the next big quake will hit – but we can have a pretty good idea of the odds.
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