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2003 December
29,Caldwell, NSW, ML 3.5
1331 UTC, 144.6°E, 35.6°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Tuesday, December 30 12:31am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred near Caldwell, about 30 kilometres west of Deniliquin
and 250 kilometres north of Melbourne. Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003 December
11, Moss Vale, NSW, ML 4.2
1019 UTC, 150.4°E, 34.5°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Thursday, December 11 9:19pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred near Moss Vale, about 100 kilometres south of Sydney.
It has been reported felt in Bowral, Canberra, and as far north as Katoomba
and north shore Sydney. An earthquake of this size may be felt strongly up to
a distance of about 30 kilometres, and may be felt out to distances of up to
120 kilometres. The intensity at the epicentre is estimated to be MMI
5, and damage to well built structures in the epicentral area
is unlikely. Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake. At least four aftershocks occurred in the few hours following the main event,
and their magnitudes have been between 1.7 and 2.6. This magnitude 4.2 earthquake is the largest to occur in this area since a magnitude
5.6 earthquake occurred in the area in 1961. At that time damage was caused
in Robertson, Moss Vale and Bowral.
2003 December
01, Cooma, NSW, ML 2.9
1429 UTC, 149.3°E, 36.2°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Monday, December 01 1:29am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred East of Cooma in the Snowy Mountains.
Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
November 26, Dalton, NSW, ML 3.1
0439 UTC, 146.3°E, 34.8°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Wednesday November 26 3:39pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred east of Yass in central New South Wales.
Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
August 19, Queenstown,
Tas, ML 2.5
1630 UTC, 145.5°E, 42.1°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Wednesday, August 20 at 2:30am AEST)
This earthquake occurred near Queenstown in the southwest of Tasmania. The
earthquake was felt in Queenstown, Gormanstown and Lake Margaret, indicating
that the event was probably shallow given the calculated magnitude of 2.5. Please
fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
July 11, Cootamundra, NSW, ML 3.2
0818 UTC, 147.8°E, 34.6°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Friday, July 11 at 6:18pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred near Cootamundra in southern NSW. Please
fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
July 11, Cootamundra, NSW, ML 2.9
0302 UTC, 147.8°E, 34.6°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Friday, July 11 at 1:02 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred near Cootamundra in southern NSW. Please
fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
July 07, Off Lakes Entrance, Vic, ML 2.9
0935 UTC, 148.1°E, 38.3°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Monday, July 7 at 7:35 pm AEST)
This event occurred offshore about 45 km south of Lakes Entrance, near Halibut
oil rig. It has not
been reported as felt. Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
July 03, Berridale, NSW, ML 2.6 and ML 1.7
1225 UTC and 2301 UTC, 148.8°E, 36.4°S, normal depth
[MEL]
(Thursday, July 3 at 10:25 pm AEST and Friday, July 4 at 09:01 am AEST)
Two earthquakes occurred about 6 km west of Berridale in the Snowy Mountains
region. The first and largest event was felt near Berridale, please fill
out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.The second earthquake was of
magnitude ML 1.7 at 09:01 am AEST the following day.
2003
May 17, Mt Jagungal, NSW, ML 2.7
0651 UTC, 148.5°E, 36.2°S, 5km deep [MEL]
(Saturday, May 17 at 4:51 pm AEST)
This event occurred in the Snowy Mountains region near Mt Jagungal, in the Kosciuszko
National Park. The earthquake was felt near the northern end of Lake Jindabyne,
please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
May 9, Bonnie Doon, Vic, ML 2.6
0638 UTC, 145.8°E, 37.0°S, 20km deep [MEL]
(Friday, May 9 at 4:38 pm AEST)
This relatively deep event occurred near Bonnie Doon, about 120km northeast
of Melbourne. At this depth, the earthquake is unlikely to be felt widely, but
please do fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
April 24, Boolarra South, Vic, ML 3.2
2215 UTC, 146.3°E, 38.6°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Friday, April 25 at 8:15 am AEST)
This event is the yet another earthquake in the current sequence of activity
near Boolarra South in the South Gippsland area of Victoria's southeast. This
event was felt near Boolarra South and was followed by another earthquake in
the same area of magnitude ML 2.4 at 2218 UTC. Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003 April
22, Boolarra South, Vic, ML 3.3
0739 UTC, 146.2°E, 38.6°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Tuesday, April 22 at 5:39 pm AEST)
This event is the largest so far in the current sequence of activity near Boolarra
South in the South Gippsland area of Victoria's southeast. It follows four smaller
events that occurred on April 14. Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003
April 14, Boolarra South, Vic, ML 2.9
2136 UTC, 146.2°E, 38.5°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Tuesday, April 15 at 7:36 am AEST)
Following three smaller events that occurred the night before, this magnitude
2.9 earthquake has been reported felt in Budgeree. Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake. These earthquakes are occurring
in an area of Victoria that has had minor swarms of activity over the years.
The most recent spate of activity in this area occurred in late 2000. The largest
event in that series was of magnitude 4.6 and was preceeded by several foreshocks.
In late 2002 another moderate event occured nearby in the Gippsland region,
this time near Fish Creek, with a magnitude of 3.8.
2003 April
10, Off Cape Liptrap, Vic, ML 4.0
0711 UTC, 145.9°E, 39.3°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Thursday, April 10 at 05:11 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred off-coast, about 40km south of Cape Liptrap, about
180km southeast of Melbourne. Please fill out an intensity
report if you heard or felt this earthquake.
2003 April
6, San Remo, Vic, ML 2.6
2330 UTC, 145.4°E, 38.6°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Monday, April 7 at 09:30 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred off-coast, about 10km south of San Remo, about 90km
southeast of Melbourne. No felt reports have yet been received.
2003 March
10, Moulamein, NSW, ML 3.3
1228 UTC, 144.1°E, 35.1°S, 14km deep [MEL]
(Monday, March 10 at 11:28 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred near Moulamein, about 300km north of Melbourne. The
earthquake was about 60km northeast of the nearest major town, Swan Hill. The
last largest earthquake recorded in this region was the magnitude 4.8 earthquake
near Swan Hill in October 2001.
2003
February 2, Blackwood, Vic, ML 2.8
0935 UTC, 144.3°E, 37.5°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Sunday, February 02 at 08:35 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred about 5 kilometres southeast of Blackwood, or about
66 kilometres northwest of Melbourne. It was felt by several people in the Blackwood
area.
2003 January
25, Mt. Gambier, SA,
ML 3.0 - 1037 UTC, 140.6°E, 38.1°S, deep [MEL]
(Saturday, January 25 at 09:37 pm AEDT)
ML 2.4 - 1151 UTC, 140.6°E, 38.1°S, deep [MEL]
(Saturday, January 25 at 10:51 pm AEDT)
These earthquakes occurred about 35 kilometres southwest of Mt. Gambier, or
about 395 kilometres southeast of Adelaide. Both were very deep by Australian
standards at depths almost certainly greater than 30 km, although poor seismograph
coverage limits accuracy of depth estimates. Previous earthquakes in this area
have also been deep. It is the area with youngest volcanic activity in Australia.
2003 January
25, Albury, NSW, ML 2.6
0303 UTC, 147.0°E, 36.0°S, shallow depth [MEL]
(Saturday, January 25 at 02:03 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred about 13 kilometres northeast of Albury, or about 210
kilometres southwest of Canberra. It was felt by many people in Albury and Wodonga,
especially in the northern suburbs of Albury. This area has experienced several
similar events over the past 30 years.
2003 January 14, Murrumbateman,
NSW, ML 3.2
1343 UTC, 149.1°E, 35.1°S, normal depth [MEL]
(Wednesday, January 15 at 12:43 am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred about 12 kilometres southeast of Murrumbateman, or
about 30km northwest of Canberra.
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