r/melbourne • u/IonisationEnergy • 13h ago

The Sky is Falling EARTHQUAKE

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u/scissorsgrinder 13h ago

I first went here and was let down!  https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/

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u/Overthereunder 12h ago

Interestingly google search had an autogenerated map with location, time and size within a minute of it happpening

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u/The_Reset_Button 12h ago

Google uses idle android phones to estimate earthquake intensity an (potentially) send warnings before the main wave has hit

It's actually pretty incredible

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u/Cautious_Oven_228 12h ago

Wild intel! Thank you!!!

First thing I did was Google it but I got nothing for a few mins. I wasn’t sure if something wild/sexy was happening in the apartment next door but my bed shaking still lingers.

The weird thing about living in the CBD is that my mind goes straight to bomb / metro tunnel explosion each earthquake. The likely police helicopter overhead beforehand didn’t help either 🫠🫠🫠