Melbourne earthquake

There has just been a 4.4 strength earthquake in Melbourne.

Early reports that there is only minor damage and no one hurt


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Not good

Tue, 2012-06-19 20:32

fortunately they dont come around to often compared to other places in the world. ABC are saying 5.2 epi cent south of Melbourne, felt in Melbourne.

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There have been over 6,000

Wed, 2012-06-20 16:06

There have been over 6,000 earthquakes in the south west since the 1960's...fortunately you never notice most of them and Perth is just outside the main area. Apparently there is a fault line that runs close to Perth but has not gone off for donkeys but if it did, Perth would be obliterated. It's one of the longest fault lines in the world.

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Was just on Facebook someone

Tue, 2012-06-19 21:11

Was just on Facebook someone has already designed a T shirt for it.

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Yes

Tue, 2012-06-19 21:30

Collingwood supporters shakeing in there boots

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 haha gold

Tue, 2012-06-19 21:31

 haha gold

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 My apartment building

Tue, 2012-06-19 22:27

 My apartment building started shaking a bit, and then a bit more. Not a real good feeling when you're 18 storeys up. I heard 5.2 as well, in Moe, Which is SE of Melbourne.

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Earthquake

Wed, 2012-06-20 06:58

Had to have a laugh this morning on Sunrise as they reported from the "tremor zone" as the cleaned up the destruction of the earthquake....... They kept showing pictures of a few books that had fallen off the shelf, a mannequin that had fallen over in a shop and a crack in a building........ Glad everyone is safe over there though.

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And no doubt the crack

Wed, 2012-06-20 07:33

Had paint down it's edges and a nice fast moving colony of spiders who had set up home immediately................yeh earthquake related my arse

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I hear there could be

Wed, 2012-06-20 10:02

an aftershock in Melbourne late Saturday

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Fair chance of a few rumblings Saturday

Wed, 2012-06-20 11:01

Let's just hope they get through it over time

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Rainfall

Wed, 2012-06-20 13:35

Hear they are predicting heavy rainfall over Perth late Saturday and early Sunday from all the tears that will be shed from the Weegirls getting flogged at the home of football by the MIGHTY MAGPIES!!!

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Rainfall

Wed, 2012-06-20 13:57

Hasn't stopped pissing down here all day. I had set aside the day to clean the pool and prune the roses before I go into hospital but so far I have acheived nothing other than to watch a movie. I may need to resort to a beer soon if things stay like this.

I'm under the knife Friday arvo so hopefully I will be awake and able to watch the Eagles flog the pies on Saturday. I will be on morphine so I won't be feeling any pain. Not like some at the MCG....

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Since it is in Perth Carnarvon

Wed, 2012-06-20 15:02

it might be the Copycat Dockers following their flogging by the Dons.   

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Raining

Wed, 2012-06-20 17:03

Don't worry Paully, its been raining up here as well, not from tears of woe but from tears of joy in the hope of another 4 points to the Pies tally.

 

Hope the ops nothing too serious Vince and you are out in no time.

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Cheers mate. It's only a flesh wound

Wed, 2012-06-20 18:20

Having a hip replaced which is long overdue and going to get me back in action soon. Seriously, the climb up the stand at Subi is becoming too hard. Working the beaches and retrieving Toyo and Nissan vehicles is also a bit of a hard task at the moment. Look out guys... when you see the white Disco arriving you know you are safe . *pause* if you have money or beer. I don't do drugs LOL.

 

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Hip replacement

Wed, 2012-06-20 20:30

Gophers get more street cred than landrovers these days.

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No gopher required mate

Wed, 2012-06-20 22:10

My Landy will fit nicely into the blue parking areas LOL. It's quite cheap in those zones

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Vince

Wed, 2012-06-20 18:31

good luck mate - you wont need the morphine if your up watching the footy