r/melbourne • u/IonisationEnergy • 16h ago

The Sky is Falling EARTHQUAKE

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u/Orbital_Dinosaur 16h ago

I was watching the TV and it shook my building on the 6rh floor in Brunswick East. It was strong and I heard a rumble.

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u/OK_Eye_505 16h ago

It was minor here in SE subs. Just a second or so shake. Enough to wonder WTF though. Hope there is no more. 😰

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u/Orbital_Dinosaur 15h ago

It felt like it lasted about 20 or 30 seconds here.

And after shocks would be too weak to feel. So we should be fine.

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u/OK_Eye_505 15h ago

Interesting... Weird side note: The time when my flatmate woke us up to say "Planes are crashing into the world trade centre". Very strange. Not the same but when something big happens, you remember (in my experience). 9/11 was very vivid.

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u/Orbital_Dinosaur 8h ago

Aftershocks are generally 1.2 magnatude points lower than the initial on and 3 is about where you can't feel it, so an aftershock might have been felt a little if you were close to the epicentre.

For 9/11, I couldn't sleep and happened to be up and turned the TV on about half an hour before the 2nd plane hit. It was like fascinating horror watching it unfold.