Earthquake in North Western NSW Australia near Keepit Dam??? Around 9.40 PM

can someone please tell me what he # just happened in aus , north western nsw. felt the ground shake bad and have talked to on other person about 100 plus klms away and they felt it just as strong . happened about 3 minutes ago. birds outside are going crazy and had heard dogs barking for about 20 minutes before it ctually happened, birds didint react til after. sorry about speelimg im a bit shaken as this never happens here . someone please tell me what it was

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earthquake?

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Nothing showing up on any EQ monitors yet. What kind of building are you in and on what floor? Did you hear any kind of strange noise like someone running across the roof if you are in a one or two story? How long did it last for? Any damage? What are they saying on the local and national news?

if you read my post properly you wouldnt have even replyed with that. it was no one running on my roof as i said it was heard and felt atleast 100 kms away aswell. and i just checked online seismograph aswell and nothing showing

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BTW, where the [SNIP] is NSW? I assumed it was somewhere in Aussieland...................are you sure you're not in NZ? They just had a small one there

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Geoscience Australia says it was

New South Wales, Australia, Australia.
Magnitude: 3.9 (Ms) Depth: 17 km
Tsunamigenic: Not available

Date and Time UTC: 08 June 2012 @ 11:31:05
Sydney Time: 08 June 2012 @ 21:31:05 (AEST)
Location Coordinates: -30.773, 150.540

Originally posted by wewillnotcomply666
if you read my post properly you wouldnt have even replyed with that. it was no one running on my roof as i said it was heard and felt atleast 100 kms away aswell. and i just checked online seismograph aswell and nothing showing

Having lived in Taiwan and experienced many EQ's there in the 4-5+ maginitude range, one of the three EQ waves, I forget which one, sounds like someone running on your roof - if you live in a one or two story structure with the right building materials - don't be so defensive.

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Tonga region was shook about an hour ago too

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it very rare to have earthquakes in this region?

Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
Nice catch, let's now see if it shows up on some of the worldwide monitors - as one of this size/mag should ...

No, I dont think one this small would show up on "worldwide" machines under normal circumstances.
Didnt even show up on my seismometer here in Melbourne.

Edit - and as usual after most local earthquakes, the Geoscience Australia website has completely failed to handle the extra traffic, and now wont load. Its slow at the best of times.

hope all is well!!!..... felt nothing here in Sydney

i wont apologise for being defensive. if that is what you meant then you should have said it in your first post

Originally posted by alfa1

Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
Nice catch, let's now see if it shows up on some of the worldwide monitors - as one of this size/mag should ...

No, I dont think one this small would show up on "worldwide" machines under normal circumstances.
Didnt even show up on my seismometer here in Melbourne.

Edit - and as usual after most local earthquakes, the Geoscience Australia website has completely failed to handle the extra traffic, and now wont load. Its slow at the best of times.

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Sure it would. Though not significant in terms of damage, and unless it was very shallow, like less than 10km, I'm sure there was no damage - it is geologically significant. If you look at most EQ reporting sites you will see they report most that are 2+ and some report 1+.

hisz.rsoe.hu...

Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Friday, June 08, 2012 at 11:31:05 UTC
Friday, June 08, 2012 at 09:31:05 PM at epicenter
Location
30.773°S, 150.540°E
Depth
17 km (10.6 miles)
Region
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Distances
278 km (173 miles) NNW (337°) from Lake Macquarie, Australia
280 km (174 miles) NNW (332°) from Newcastle, Australia
351 km (218 miles) N (350°) from Sydney, Australia
520 km (323 miles) NNE (15°) from CANBERRA, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 18.4 km (11.4 miles); depth +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Parameters
Nph= 0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=2.48 sec, Gp= 0,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=3
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Event ID
usb000aagx

Thats quite unusual for this region is it not.

Stay safe.

Originally posted by PlanetXisHERE
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.are you sure you're not in NZ? They just had a small one there

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you dont think i would notice that i had made the move from australia to NZ without my knowing ? lol . Yes, im sure im not in NZ.

Originally posted by wewillnotcomply666
i wont apologise for being defensive. if that is what you meant then you should have said it in your first post

I asked a simple question and you inferred something incorrectly from my question - so who is at fault? I suggest that your relationships with other human beings will go more smoothly if you don't infer/assume things and ask polite questions if you need clarification on issues. Example: "Why would you ask if there was a noise like someone running on my roof? Me: "Some earthquake waves can make that noise".

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yes very very unusual. i have not felt anything like it once in my life. nor has my grandmother who is 65 years old

Originally posted by wewillnotcomply666

you dont think i would notice that i had made the move from australia to NZ without my knowing ? lol . Yes, im sure im not in NZ.

That was just a joke...........