Melbourne Earthquake
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@kiwiwomble said in Melbourne Earthquake:
@crucial said in Melbourne Earthquake:
@kiwiwomble said in Melbourne Earthquake:
@hooroo dont know yet but it felt decent and long
That’s what she said
thank you! was disappointed no one else called that
on a serious note, i legit cant slow my heart beat
I guess that living in Wellington is well out of the question then.
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@roninwc said in Melbourne Earthquake:
Felt it here in Sydney.
Sitting at home (where else would I be given we are in our 13th week of lockdown
), our 3rd floor apartment in Lane Cove and at first I thought I was experiencing some sort of vertigo as I felt my feet "moving" under me as I was sitting at my desk gaming... uhm, I mean "working".And then my wife came in a few minutes later having seen the earthquake reported on the news and I was like, of course!
A couple of car alarms went off at that time too.
Last earthquake I experienced was the "Newcastle Quake" back in '89, not long after settling here in Australia. That was a much cooler experience as the building I was working in swayed and moved.
Felt nothing out here in the Hills.
Bloody Eastern Suburbs elites, even keeping the quakes to yourself!
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@nta said in Melbourne Earthquake:
@roninwc said in Melbourne Earthquake:
Felt it here in Sydney.
Sitting at home (where else would I be given we are in our 13th week of lockdown
), our 3rd floor apartment in Lane Cove and at first I thought I was experiencing some sort of vertigo as I felt my feet "moving" under me as I was sitting at my desk gaming... uhm, I mean "working".And then my wife came in a few minutes later having seen the earthquake reported on the news and I was like, of course!
A couple of car alarms went off at that time too.
Last earthquake I experienced was the "Newcastle Quake" back in '89, not long after settling here in Australia. That was a much cooler experience as the building I was working in swayed and moved.
Felt nothing out here in the Hills.
Bloody Eastern Suburbs elites, even keeping the quakes to yourself!
Nothing here either, waiting on the tsunami to arrive though
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@hooroo said in Melbourne Earthquake:
@kiwiwomble said in Melbourne Earthquake:
fuck, moved to melourne to get away from the earthquakes...that was not fun
How big?
Not big: 5.8 Mw
Earthquakes@GA
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Knocked a few shitty brick walls over. Thankfully there's tradies everywhere on the streets just ready for such an occurence.
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More pretty pictures:
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@antipodean Melbourne has the odd tremor that people hardly ever feel, but that was a big one by Melb/Vic standards. I’ve never felt the house shake like that ever.
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Port Melbourne
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Hope you're all well and safe.
I was working late in Tokyo the evening that big one (6.9) hit Kobe in 1995. The office shook seriously for 45-60 seconds. I didn't think that much, went home, and every single Japanese TV stations was showing a map of Japan with one side red. Only then I knew it was huge.
Pictures came out the next day, wow.
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@kiwimurph said in Melbourne Earthquake:
Hope everyone is all good.
Felt it here in the inner northern Melb suburbs but all good and safe. Partner having flashbacks to 2011 Christchurch isn't ideal.
Largest on land earthquake in Aus since 1997 apparently.
yes, mrs womble was upstairs in a doorway crying, shes bounced back luckily, shes the COVID lead for her company and so has plenty to distract her...will see how we go when she stops for the day though
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@kiwiwomble Yeah good point about after work - we can't exactly go out to a venue/event to distract haha.
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Hard Hats now mandatory in Victoria. Must be worn both inside and outside, and most especially if drinking alcohol
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@mariner4life said in Melbourne Earthquake:
Hard Hats now mandatory in Victoria. Must be worn both inside and outside, and most especially if drinking alcohol
Or giving the glass saxaphone a shake.
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