Earth quake in Korumburra, in eastern Victoria but not on earthquake.usgs.gov, page 1

posted on Jul, 4 2011 @ 09:47 PM

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Just want to keep ATS informed but this is strange that it is not on the maps but on the news here.
If it was not a Quake what else could it be??
Just wanted to get this on here.

ktrip

posted on Jul, 4 2011 @ 09:57 PM

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isn't Korumburra a coal mining region? is it possible the earthquake was actually a collapsing mine or something of that ilk?

Lionhearte

posted on Jul, 4 2011 @ 10:23 PM

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reply to post by ktrip

Do you realize how powerful a collapsing mine causing a 4.4 would actually be?

The atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima was a 3.8, I believe, for comparison.

NWOPrimate

posted on Jul, 4 2011 @ 10:25 PM

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Yup... I just checked the Geoscience Australia website which was mentioned in the article and they are showing a quake in Victoria.

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NWOPrimate

posted on Jul, 4 2011 @ 10:41 PM

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I think the problem might be that the USGS map looks like it hasn't refreshed in over 40 mins.. maybe it'll show up on the next refresh?

posthuman

posted on Jul, 5 2011 @ 12:18 AM

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Sounds like it was felt from Dandenong all the way to Moe; Traralgon got nothing although it's being reported everywhere.

Curious and Concerned

posted on Jul, 5 2011 @ 12:55 AM

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This is not strange at all, as the answer can be found on USGS's own website.

Starting in January 2009, the USGS National Earthquake Information Center no longer locates earthquakes smaller than magnitude 4.5 outside the United States, unless we receive specific information that the earthquake was felt or caused damage.

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The quake near Korumburra was only a 4.4, so probably will not be located by USGS.

edit on 5/7/11 by Curious and Concerned because: add source