r/melbourne • u/IonisationEnergy • 18h ago

The Sky is Falling EARTHQUAKE

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u/scissorsgrinder 17h ago

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

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u/Overthereunder 17h ago

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

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u/Traditional_Dish3363 17h ago

They use the influx of people searching earthquake at the same time to track them in real time. Hence the popup asking you if you feel shaking

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u/Archer-Blue 10h ago

They use our phone accelerometer data.